12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 7.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 113.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 138.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:18 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:27 pm…Low at 4:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:34 pm….Low at 5:40 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy at times with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions trailing the passage of a tropical wave will continue to cause a few brief showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next day or two.

An area of low pressure has developed along a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic. This wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and is expected to begin affecting the region from late Saturday.

Another westward-moving tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic has a low chance of development during the next five days.