12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 19th July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h, with gusts near 35 mph or 56 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.9 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 19.5 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 174.1 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 210.4 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm                         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered light to

         moderate showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:25 pm…Low at 7:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:32 pm…Low at 8:46 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days.

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