12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 13th October, 2023
Forecaster: Andre Joyeux
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at George Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. at George Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 159.3 mm. at George Charles Airport: 59.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:45 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
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 2:49 pm… Low at 8:57 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:56 pm… Low at 10:24 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
Weak unstable conditions across the region will continue to cause occasional cloudiness with showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near latitude 14.6 degrees north, longitude 41.7 degrees west. Sean is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Sean is forecast to weaken to a low-pressure area later this weekend.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should continue to monitor the progress of this system.