12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 28th October, 2019

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes/Hyacinthia Camille    

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 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: Trace      At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.4 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 126.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:37 pm.            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:29 pm… Low at 10:00 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:36 pm… Low at 11:27 pm

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly   swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the southern windward Islands. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave is expected to produce some cloudy periods with showers over the southern part of the region during the next 24 hours.

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