12:00 noon Weather Report 24th Oct,2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24th October, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  nil       At GFL Charles:0.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 132.6 mm        AT GFL Charles:200.01 mm

Sunset today: 5:39 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers. There is a slight chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:59 pm… High at 10:44 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:26 pm… High at 11:51 pm

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern islands, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan Dust layer will cause hazy conditions over the islands during the forecast period.

A relatively dry and stable atmosphere with brisk easterly winds is expected over Eastern Caribbean region.

A tropical wave located about a few hundred miles east of the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.  This wave is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region by Monday.

Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.