12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 09th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick.

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 90.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 136.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:21 pm… High at 6:39 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:48 pm… High at 7:46 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days. Patches of low-level cloud drifting along this wind flow, will cause some showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.