12:00 pm weather repot

12:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th October, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C 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 at 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport:  2.8 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 8.1 mm       

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 135.4 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 208.2 mm

Sunset today: 5:38 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered  

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:28 pm…Low at 5:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:35 pm… Low at 6:47 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the lesser Antilles, will cause some showers and possibly thunderstorms over our region, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the lesser Antilles is moving slowly westward. This wave is expected to affect the area by Monday.

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