12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 20th November, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy hazy.
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 at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 172.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 321.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:32 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with few scattered showers
mainly in the morning.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:50 pm…High at 7:27 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 02:17 pm…High at 8:34 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 locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers, mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the region during the next few days.

A tropical wave located about 400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and some scattered showers over the southern portion of the region by Saturday morning.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 2 days.