12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 10th August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 5.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 37.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 17.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered Showers, which maybe moderate to heavy in some locations and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and/or landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:31 pm…Low at 10:41 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:29 pm…High at 6:38 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern Windwards and Leeward Islands, skies will be cloudy to overcast
with moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, partly
cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
At 11:00 am today, Potential Tropical Cyclone Number Six (#6) was centered near latitude 16.3 North, longitude 63.8 West or about 160 miles or 255 kilometres west of Guadeloupe. The system is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph or 30 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next day or so and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm later today or tonight.
Interests around the Eastern Caribbean islands are advised to closely monitor the progress of this system.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.