Mid-day Weather Report 25/11/2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 25th November, 2023

Forecaster: Andre Joyeux

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.5 mm.        At George Charles airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 154.9 mm.      At George Charles airport: 150.6 mm.

Sunset today: 5:32 pm.                  Sunrise tomorrow: 6:09 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:47 pm… Low at 8:36 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:54 pm… Low at 10:03 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to

above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers, over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, generally fair skies.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System continues to generate moderate, easterly to north-easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

A weak shear line drifting southward, will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers mainly over the southern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.

A weak surface trough is expected to affect the southern Lesser Antilles by tomorrow.