12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 26th October, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 96%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 27.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 224.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 105.4 mm.
Sunset today: 5:38 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: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:48 pm… Low at 7:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:55 pm… Low at 9:18 pm.
Seas: Today, slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres. Tonight into tomorrow, moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution from tonight due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Moisture and instability associated with a trough system over the Eastern Caribbean together with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
Another surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region from tomorrow into Saturday.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next seven days.