12:00 noon Weather Report 17th June, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 69%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east 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: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 58.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 21.8 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 between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers which may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:17 pm… Low at 5:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:24 pm… Low at 7:15 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next couple of days.

A tropical wave is expected to cause some cloudiness, with showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.