12:00 noon Weather Report 26th Sept,2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 26th September, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 77°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm          At GFL Charles: 0.2 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 47.0 mm         At GFL Charles:32.7 mm

Sunset today: 5:56 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers. There is a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:06 pm… Low at 5:54 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:13 pm… Low at 5:51 pm

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Relatively unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean will cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave just east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from Sunday.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during

the next five days.