12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 02nd October, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 9 mph or 15 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 October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Sunset today: 5:52 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the north and east near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming variable and calm at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few brief 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 3:21 pm…Low at 09:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:28 pm…Low at 10:58 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves and northeasterly swells 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
…Kirk continues to strengthen…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Kirk was located near latitude 18.0 north, longitude 43.0 west. Kirk is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph or 140 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is anticipated and Kirk should become a major hurricane by Tomorrow. Hurricane 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 and moving slowly westward. This system is showing some signs of organization and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours.