12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 03rd September, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:13 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies 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 2:15 pm…Low at 6:41 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:22 pm…Low at 8:08 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 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
Over the southern Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms around the southern part of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 14.8 degrees north, longitude 40.7 degrees west. Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph or 150 km/h, with higher gusts. Larry is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue over the next few days. Swells generated by Larry are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles on Sunday.