12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTER: WEBSTER GAJADHAR

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 26 C OR 79 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.3 MM.       

AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 4.0 MM.       

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 40.1 MM.

AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 38.0 MM.   

SUNSET TODAY: 6:36 PM.                                                    

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:43 AM.                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H, WITH A FEW GUSTS.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY, BECOMING FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 2:23 PM…LOW AT 6:35 PM.     

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 3:30 PM…LOW AT 8:02 PM.

SEAS: MODERATE WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, BECOMING FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC, IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.  THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS AND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.