12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 6th November, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather GFL Charles  Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.6 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 10.6 mm

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 48.6 mm.   At GFL Charles airport: 43.1 mm

Sunset today: 5:34 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:00 am.               

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and south near 14 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some 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 2:09 pm…Low at 8:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:16 pm…Low at 9:58 pm.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet  

      or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions associated with a trough system will cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.