12:00 noon Weather Report 17th Oct, 2020

12:00 NOON Weather Report

Date: 17th October, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast near

22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  9.8 mm          At GFL Charles:3.2 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 117.8 mm         At GFL Charles:155.1 mm

Sunset today: 5:42 pm                 Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, with some cloudy periods and widely scattered showers. There is a chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at: 3:45 pm… Low at 10:14 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at: 4:52 pm… Low at 11:41 pm

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles may cause some showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.

A surface trough located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.