12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 05th September, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or 19 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: nil.     

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.6 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 and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:54 pm…Low at 11:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:01 pm…Low at 12:30 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers, over the northern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few light showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h and is expected to affect mainly the northern half of the region during the forecast period. 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 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave also has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.