12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 29th October, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport cloudy with recent showers.
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 89%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 13.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 231.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 169.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:37 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, a few periods of light rain 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 3:29 pm…Low at 10:17 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:36 pm…Low at 11:44 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak trough system will continue to generate increased periods of cloudiness, scattered showers, rain and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles 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 late Monday into Tuesday.