12:00 Noon Weather Report for 13th September 2022

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 13th September, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.0 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 70.0 mm

Sunset today: 6:06 pm.        Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 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: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered

         showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:29 pm… Low at 12:01 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:39 pm… High at 6:36 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions over our region will result in cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.

Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.