12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 18th October, 2021

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast 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: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

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

Sunset today: 5:42 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:30 pm…Low at 8:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:37 pm…Low at 9:48 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave together with a trough system will cause occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of our region during the next 24 hours.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.