12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 26th August, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 18.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 174.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 259.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:19 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-south east and east near 15 mph or
24 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers, some of which will
be heavy and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to
be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:49 pm… Low at 8:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:56 pm… Low at 10:16 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a broad trough system, will continue to produce cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone development, as it continues to move westward over the Caribbean Sea.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.