12:00 noon Weather Report 11th Sept, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 11th September, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is32°C or 90°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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm          At GFL Charles:2.6 mm

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm          At GFL Charles:8.6 mm

Sunset today: 6:07 pm               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few   scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:03 pm… High at 6:33 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:30 pm… High at 7:40 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 occasionally cloudy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  

A weak tropical wave will continue to produce occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles today.

A surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over our region from Sunday into Monday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.

A strong tropical wave just off the coast of Africa is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.