12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 10th October, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.

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: 2.1 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 148.5 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 57.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:47 pm.              Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 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 1:41 pm…Low at 6:59 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:48 pm…Low at 8:26 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered light to moderate showers over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with brief isolated showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the region over the next few days.

Weak unstable conditions over the southern Windward Islands, will generate some cloudiness with scattered showers over these islands during the forecast period. 

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. The system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next two (2) days.