12:00 noon Weather Report 29th June, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm.        At Hewanorra Airport: 52.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 173.0 mm.       At Hewanorra Airport: 148.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:25 pm… Low at 7:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:32 pm… Low at 8:09 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 meters.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Leeward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy, with light rain, scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. A gradual improvement is expected as the day progresses. Elsewhere fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a low to mid-level trough, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers, periods of rain and possibly isolated thunder-storms, over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles today.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect mainly the southern portion of the region from late Friday into Saturday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.