12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 08th August, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84 °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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm at GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.2 mm at GFL Charles Airport: 36.6 mm
Sunset today: 6:29 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or
33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 1:53 pm… Low at 5:32 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:00 pm… Low at 6:59 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy skies with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over our region will continue to produce cloudiness and showers, over the islands during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph and has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days.