12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 04th September, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:12 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east northeast
near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:03 pm… Low at 10:59 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:20 pm… High at 6:10 pm
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will continue to produce some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is expected to begin affecting the Lesser Antilles on Saturday.

A nearly stationary broad area of low pressure, located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. There is a medium chance of further development of this system during the next five days.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system has a high chance of further development during the next five days and a tropical depression is likely to form early next week.