12:00 noon Weather Report 02 October 2019

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 02nd October, 2019

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27 °C or 81 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Nil.  At GFL Charles Airport: Nil.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: Nil.  At GFL Charles Airport: Nil.

Sunset today: 5:52 pm.    Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from near east at about 18 mph or 29 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers for the remainder of today. Tomorrow, conditions are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers, and a chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon and night.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 6:00 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:01 pm… High at 7:07 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers today becoming increasingly cloudy tomorrow with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean will cause a few showers over the islands today.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to bring cloudy conditions with showers and a few thunderstorms over the islands from Thursday continuing into Friday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.