12:00 noon Weather Report 16th August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with moderate showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with recent showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.9 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 131.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 116.6 mm.            

Sunset today: 6:25 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am                                        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered 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 2:22 pm… Low at 6:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:29 pm… Low at 7:36 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Windward and southern Leeward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the central Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 Km/h.