12:00 noon Weather Report 2nd November, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 31 °C or 88 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28 °C or 82 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:35 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers         and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:34 pm… High at 7:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 02:01 pm… High at 8:12 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells       6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to heavy swells especially to the north of the island.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability along with favorable upper level conditions, will generate some showery periods and possibly isolated thunderstorms across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.  

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.