12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          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 the southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers. There is a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:40 pm…High at 9:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 4:07 pm…High at 10:44 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly afternoon thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak trough system will continue to cause some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

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

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