12 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd September, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is  71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today: 

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.5 mm       At GFL Charles Airport: 49.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:59 pm.             Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 12 mph or

19 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered

         showers and a 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 2:37 pm… High at 09:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:04 pm… High at 10:57 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Leeward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Over the northern Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few light showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Unstable conditions associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.