12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 30th November, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weatherat GFL Charles Airportis is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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: 14.5 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 208.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 310.9 mm

Sunset today: 5:33 pm      Sunrise tomorrow 6:12 am  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:58 pm…High at 9:32 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 4:25 pm…High at 10:39 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered, light to moderate showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause scattered showers over the islands, during the next 24 hours.

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