12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24th June, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.

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: 1.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 20.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 74.1 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 50.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers this afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow, generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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 present…High at 6:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:15 pm…High at 7:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to 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 reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, partly cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles today.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region for the next couple of days.

Another tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect mainly the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next seven days.