12:00 Noon Weather Report for 22nd October 2022

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 22nd October, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.        At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 176.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 224.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:40 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 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 1:49 pm… Low at 7:41 pm.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:56 pm… Low at 9:08 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A moist and unstable atmosphere over our region will support some cloudy periods, with showers over the islands, during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the western and central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.