12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 31st July, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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: 3.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 134.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 138.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:32 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast
near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies with occasional showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:30 pm… Low at 6:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:37 pm… Low at 7:58 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 meters.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave located about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave has a low chance of further development over the next five days.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Slow development of this system is possible while it turns northwestward over the western Atlantic by early next week.

At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Isaias was located at 21.7N 74.5W, or about 295 miles or 470 kilometres southeast of Nassau, Bahamas. Isaias is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph or 26km/h. Hurricane Isaias does not pose a threat to the Lesser Antilles.