12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 07th September, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and south near 15 mph or
24 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which maybe heavy.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:17 pm… Low at 6:39 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:24 pm… Low at 8:06 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable condition in the atmosphere over our region will result in showers and isolated
thunderstorms, over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A broad area of low pressure associated with another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development within the next five days.
A third tropical wave near the west coast of Africa is moving westward at 12 to 17 mph or 19 to 28 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development within the next five days.
Hurricane Earl continues to move slowly northward away from our region. Maximum sustained winds are about 81 mph or 130 km/h, with higher gusts. Hurricane Earl pose no direct threat to our region.