12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 24th October, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 176.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 225.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:39 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east southeast and east northeast
near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers at first.
An increase in cloudiness with showers is expected tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:43 pm… Low at 09:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:50 pm… Low at 10:30 pm
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the southern and central portions of our region, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over these areas during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system is expected to cause some cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.