12:00 noon Weather Report 16th October, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th October, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 south-southeast at 12 mph or

19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Nil.     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 151.3 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 203.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:43 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:31 pm…Low at 6:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:38 pm…Low at 8:09 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers over the central and southern Windward Islands. Further north, occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light to moderate southeasterly winds will continue around the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the Lesser Antilles from early Monday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.