12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 02nd September, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:22 pm… Low at 11:35 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:27 pm… High at 6:29 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward islands and areas further south, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate east-southeasterly winds across the region during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will cause a few cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, Tropical Storm Katia was located over the eastern tropical Atlantic. Katia is expected to be a short-lived tropical storm remaining over the open ocean. It does not pose a threat to our region.
A strong tropical wave located just off the west African coast is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.