12 Noon weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 19th July, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 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: 14.4 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 97.7 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 128.5 mm    

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy skies, with a few scattered showers,

         and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 05:29 pm…Low at 10:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 06:36 pm…Low at 11:39 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

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windwards Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone and an approaching tropical wave, will generate cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.