12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 29th September, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
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 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.00 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 11.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 149.0 mm At GFL Charles airport: 225.7 mm
Sunset today: 5:54 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-northeast near 10 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, 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 2:17 pm… Low at 7:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:24 pm… Low at 9:00 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 occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 21.6 north, longitude 48.5 west. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast and Joyce is expected to become a depression by early Monday and a remnant low on Tuesday. Joyce poses no threat to our region at this time.
A broad and elongated area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave, is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. This system is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days.
Another tropical wave located near the coast of western Africa is currently producing limited shower activity. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next several days while it moves slowly westward over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.