12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 04th September, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°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: Trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.4 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 between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or
31 km/h with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:46 pm…Low at 7:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:53 pm…Low at 8:56 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the far southern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light to moderate concentrations of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction to air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 16.8 degrees north, longitude 45.8 degrees west or about 1055 miles or 1700 kilometres east of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph or 205 km/h, with higher gusts. Larry is a category 3 hurricane on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and additional strengthening is forecast over the next day or two. Current motion is toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Although Hurricane Larry does not pose a direct threat to the region, north-easterly swells generated by Larry are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles from late Sunday.