12 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 29th August, 2019

Forecasters: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.8 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 156.2 mm      At GFL Charles Airport: 179.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:17 pm                 Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 15 mph

or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:28 pm…Low at 8:27 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:35 pm…Low at 9:54 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the low levels of the atmosphere over the region,

will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A weak tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving

westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region on

Saturday.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving

westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.