12:00 noon Weather Report 13th October, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 21 mph or 33 mph.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.2 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 34.4 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 144.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 201.5 mm.         

Sunset today: 5:45 pm          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered 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: Low at 02:40 pm… High at 9:41 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:06 pm… Low at 4:07 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Occasionally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Leeward and extreme southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions over the northern and extreme southern portions of the region will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern and extreme southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

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

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.