12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 21st August, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at George F L Charles is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm At George F L Charles: 16.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 143.2 mm at George F L Charles: 155.1 mm
Sunset today: 6:22 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:10 pm…High at 6:37 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 01:37 pm…High at 7:44 pm
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which maybe heavy and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair skies becoming occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Storm Gert…
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Gert was located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 57.0 West or about 333 miles or 536 kilometres northeast of Saint Lucia. Gert is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h and is forecast to dissipate within the next day or so. Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Gert is expected to affect mainly the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Franklin slowing down over the Caribbean Sea
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 15.0 North, Longitude 70.1 West. Franklin is expected to continue moving on a westward track near 6 mph or 9 km/h,today. A sharp turn to the north is expected tonight or early Tuesday and a generally northward motion is expected on Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is forecast to reach the southern coast of Hispaniola Tuesday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Emily is now a remnant low
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Emily was located near latitude 21.1 North, longitude 41.9 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this general motion is forecast to continue today. Emily does not pose any threat to the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a medium to high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.