12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 15th August, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 4.4 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 43.1 mm
Sunset today: 6:26 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
Persons with dust allergies and respiratory ailments 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 3:57 pm…Low at 8:42 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:04 pm…Low at 10:09 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Leeward Islands and northern and central Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and the possibility of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. Moist and unstable conditions ahead of this tropical wave, will cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.