12:00 Noon Weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 22nd May, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.   

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport 2.5 mm

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.9 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport 15.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:26 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or

28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:53 pm. Low at 8:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:00 pm. Low at 9:27 PM.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly to east-southeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere, will cause cloudy periods with widely scattered showers mostly over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.