12:00 noon Weather Report 11th June 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 20.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:32 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:46 pm… High at 8:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:13 pm… High at 9:19 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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

Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, generally cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Further north, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southernmost portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.