12:00 pm Weather report for 4th September 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 04th September, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.8 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.                   

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 49.9 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 mm.                

Sunset today: 6:12 pm                 Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:31 pm… Low at 10:24 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present… High at 5:38 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 28 km/h. This wave also has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.