12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 28th October, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and very hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and very 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 15 mph or 24 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: 156.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 229.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:37 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and very hazy with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour:Low at 1:54 pm…High at 8:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:21 pm…High at 9:58 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds around the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will generate occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of our region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.