12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 17th June, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 34.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:19 pm…Low at 8:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:26 pm…Low at 9:51 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, with few scattered showers.
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days. Low-level clouds moving along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and 20 mph or 31 respectively. The first wave is expected to affect the southern portion of the region tomorrow.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.