12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 29th May, 2024
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 62.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport 78.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east to east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h with higher gusts near 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: Low at 2:41 pm…. High at 9:34 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:08 pm…. High at 10:41 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 should exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly and hazy with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from late tonight into tomorrow.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A tropical wave located just east of the southern Windward Islands is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system, in combination with a surface trough presently located over the Leeward Islands, will cause some showery periods with isolated thunderstorms over the region during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.