12 noon Weather Report 08th October, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 08th October, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

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: nil             At GFL Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 146.4 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 49.8 mm

Sunset today: 5:48 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 15 mph or 24 km/h.  

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, 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 12:50 pm…Low at 5:03 pm.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:57 pm…Low at 6:30 pm.  

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-pressure system, will continue to generate light to moderate east-southeasterly to easterly winds across the region over the next few days. 

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some showers over most of the region during the forecast period.

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

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. The system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven (7) days.