12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 13th August, 2021
Forecaster: Andre Joyeux
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is31°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 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 46.0 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: 22.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:26 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:44 pm… High at 7:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 02:11 pm… High at 8:22 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture in the wake of a tropical wave, is expected to produce showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
An area of low pressure, located about 850 miles or 1360 Kilometres east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development over the next day or two, and it is expected to start affecting portions of the Leeward Islands by late Saturday. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.