12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 12th October, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 124.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 174.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:46 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:43 pm…Low at 11:37 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present… High at 5:50 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the region during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.