12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd September, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 119.1 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 189.4 mm.

Sunset today: 5:58 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times, 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 12:30 pm…High at 7:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:57 pm…High at 8:27 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light southeasterly to easterly winds will persist across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

Weak unstable conditions over the southern half of the region will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Tuesday into Wednesday.

A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h, and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.