12:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 11th October, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby .
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with light showers
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 231C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 6.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 69.4 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 118.3 mm
Sunset today: 5:46 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near
17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:13 pm… Low at 4:27 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:20 pm… Low at 5:54 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and
a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) together with an approaching surface trough, will cause some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Slow development of this system could be possible later this weekend or early next week.