12:00 Noon Weather Report for 6th May 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 06th May, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.

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: nil. At George Charles Airport: Nil.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.    At George Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:06 pm… Low at 7:56 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:13 pm… Low at 9:23 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate easterly winds will prevail across the Lesser Antilles, during the next couple of days.

Unstable conditions associated with a shearline and an upper-level jet stream, will cause cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours. 

Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next several days.