12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 25th October, 2023
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 13mph or 20km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 214.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 77.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:39 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:15 pm… Low at 6:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:22 pm… Low at 8:22 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
A surface trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Another surface trough located over the central Tropical Atlantic is slowly moving westward.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 26.6 degrees north, longitude 59.3 degrees west or about 515 miles or 825 kilometers southeast of Bermuda. Tammy is moving toward the northeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph or 165 km/h, with higher gusts. Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Leeward and Virgin Islands during the next couple of days.