12:00 noon Weather Report 29th September, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 29th September, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at George F L Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil        At George F L Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 70.6 mm    At George F L Charles Airport: 103.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:55 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the west at 12 mph or 19 km/h becoming light and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Generally fair and warm 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 3:32 pm…Low at 09:38 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:39 pm…Low at 11:05 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief scattered showers, mainly over the Leeward Islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.

At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 18.3 degrees North, longitude 55.3 degrees West or about 510 miles or 825 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Philippe is moving toward the west southwest near 2 mph or 4 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.

At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rina was located near latitude 19.4 degrees North, longitude 47.0 degrees West. Rina is moving toward the north-northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. This system does not pose a threat to our region at this time.

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