12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 12th August, 2023
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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 southeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 61.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:27 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 18 mph
or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered light to moderate showers.
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 2:34 pm…Low at 6:23 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:41 pm…Low at 7:50 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper-level trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods, scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms to develop over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late tonight into Sunday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during
the next seven (7) days.