12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 30th September, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 35.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 176.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 267.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:54 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h,
becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and
possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should continue to exercise caution, since grounds are already saturated due to recent rainfall activity.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:09 pm…Low at 1:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:05 pm…High at 7:16 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over the region is sufficiently moist and unstable to cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the islands during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of Tropical Cyclone development during the next 5 days.