12:00 noon Weather Report 10th September, 2022

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 10th September, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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: 2.2 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 2.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 58.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:08 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming 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 3:57 pm…Low at 09:29 pm.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:04 pm…Low at 10:56 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic high pressure system will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period. Shallow cloud patches drifting along this wind flow will cause a few cloudy periods with widely scattered showers over the region during the next 24 hours.

An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system is no longer showing signs of further development during the next five days.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic, is associated with an area of low pressure and is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.