12:00 Noon Weather Report for 16th July 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 16th July, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.   At GFL Charles Airport: 5.5 mm.  

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 142.2 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 186.0 mm

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy

         in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.      

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:56 pm… Low at 4:45 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:03 pm… Low at 6:12 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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