12:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 19th June, 2023
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 35.2 mm
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or
30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 05:28 pm…Low at 9:42 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:23 pm…High at 6:35 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with, a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region, will cause a few showery periods over the islands during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
…..Tropical Depression three forms over the Central Tropical Atlantic….
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Depression Three was located near Latitude 11.0 degrees north, Longitude 40.3 degrees west. The Depression is moving toward the west near near 21 mpn 0r 33 km/h.and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On this forecast track,the system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles late this week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts.Some strengthing is forecastand the Depression is forecast to become a hurricane in a few days.Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system .
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Some development of this system is possible over the next few days.