12:00 pm weather report

12:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 1st November, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light rain.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light rain

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 09 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  23.9 mm   At GFL Charles airport: 26.2 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 307.2 mm    At GFL Charles airport: 372.8 mm

Sunset today: 5:35 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near

21 mph or 33 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, which

         maybe heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated

         thunderstorms. An improvement in weather conditions is expected  

         later today.

Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides should continue to  

exercise caution, since grounds are already saturated due to persistent rainfall over the past few days.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at: 09:26 am… High at 3:41 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at: 10:53 am… High at 4:48 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 strongly advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

Further south, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Low level moisture and instability over the Lesser Antilles will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward

near 17 mph or 28 km/h.