12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 04th May, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.  At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm    

Total rainfall so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport 2.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:20 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy 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 1:05 pm. Low at 6:39 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:12 pm. Low at 8:06 pm. 

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, and hazy with, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate east-southeasterly winds will prevail across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

An upper-level jet stream will sweep mostly high-level type clouds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

An increasing concentration of Saharan dust in the atmosphere is expected to cause a further reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days.