12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 12th October, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 6 mph or 9 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.7 mm.          At GFL Charles Airport: 9.3 mm.          

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 77.1 mm.          At GFL Charles Airport: 127.6 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:45 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Occasionally cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated  thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:54 pm… Low at 5:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 02:01 pm… Low at 7:09 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 scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a surface trough, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located about 750 miles east of the Windward Islands is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Showers and thunderstorms associated with this system has become slightly more organized and some additional development is possible during the next day or so. This system is expected to affect our region from Wednesday into Thursday.