12:00 noon Weather Report 5th Oct, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 05th October, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

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 24 mph or 39 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:4.8 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.3 mm         At GFL Charles: 25.0 mm

Sunset today: 5:50 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 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 occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy 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 3:00 pm… Low at 08:50 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:07 pm… Low at 10:17 pm

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet

      or 1.8 to 2.4 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

Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean Region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.