12:00 noon Weather Report 23rd September, 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd September, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 91°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°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: nil.       at GFL Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.3 mm.   at GFL Charles Airport: 32.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:58 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:29 pm…High at 8:17 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:56 pm…High at 9:24 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers and a low to moderate chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak low level trough over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms parts of the region during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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