12 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 25th July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

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

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 70%.

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: 0.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.7 mm.              

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 196.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 229.6 mm.    

Sunset today: 6:34 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:34 pm…High at 7:07 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 02:01 pm…High at 8:15 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or  

      1.8 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers, over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will continue to cause a few scattered showers mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue 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.