12:00 noon Weather Report 01st October, 2024

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 01st October, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

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: nil        At GFL Charles Airport: nil     

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 149.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 226.0 mm 

Sunset today: 5:53 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and warm 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 2:59 pm…Low at 08:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:06 pm…Low at 10:22 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 widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A light wind regime is expected across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days. As a result, conditions are expected to be warm, with some localized showers over the islands during that period.

At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 15.3 north, longitude 39.2 west. Kirk is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h and a gradual turn more northwestward over the next several days.  Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph or 110 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is anticipated and Kirk should become a hurricane by tonight, and a major hurricane in a couple of days. 

Tropical Storm Kirk does not pose a threat to our region at this time. A broad area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is associated with a tropical wave moving slowly westward.  This system is showing some signs of organization and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.