12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.                  

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 6.9 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:50 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east at about 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:12 pm…High at 8:51 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:39 pm…High at 9:58 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region on Monday.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 48 hours.