12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 28th September, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 28.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 145.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 231.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 13 mph or
20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:53 pm… Low at 11:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:00 pm… High at 6:00 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 skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions associated with a low level trough will cause some cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south during the forecast period.
A broad area of low pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving slowly north-northwestward. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.