12:00 noon Weather Report 16th September, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°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 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: Nil.          

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.4 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 20.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:04 pm              Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few isolated 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 1:25 pm…Low at 5:30 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:32 pm…Low at 6:57 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 skies with a few scattered showers across the Leeward and southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility over the Lesser Antilles, during the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected in our region from late Saturday into Sunday.

A strong tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic, has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next two to five days, as it moves west to west northwest near 20 mph or 31 km/h.