12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 02nd August, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Sunset today: 6:32 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or
26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered
showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:54 pm…Low at 9:42 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 6:01 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a surface trough will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from Thursday evening.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.