12:00 Noon Weather Report for 12th November 2023

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 12th November, 2023

Forecasters:

Lucious Frederick & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 7.4 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 133.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 128.2 mm.

Sunset today: 5:33 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:03 am.                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, breezy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:32 pm… Low at 9:16 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:39 pm… Low at 10:43 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet  or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A surface trough over the Eastern Caribbean will continue to cause cloudy periods, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region during the forecast period.

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days.