12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 27th September, 2024
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers in the vicinity.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 143.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 213.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a few 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 1:22 pm… Low at 5:42 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:29 pm… Low at 7:09 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south.
…TROPICAL STORM JOYCE FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 18.1 north, longitude 42.9 west. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday. Joyce is expected to remain over the open waters of the Atlantic and poses no threat to our region at this time.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.