12 Noon Weather Report for 11th August 2022

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 11th August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.9 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 37.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 84.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 91.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:28 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or

24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy 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 3:59 pm… Low at 8:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:06 pm… Low at 10:02 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windward Islands, cloudy at times with scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy 

skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions will continue to affect the southern portions of the Lesser Antilles for the remainder of today.  

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is 

expected to affect our region from late Friday into Saturday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.