12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 09th October, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 5.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 39.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:47 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:12 pm… High at 7:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:39 pm… High at 8:26 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions in the wake of a tropical wave, together with daytime heating, will cause a few showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.

At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Leslie was located near latitude 21.7 north, longitude 48.4 west. Leslie is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph or 140 km/h, with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is anticipated today. Leslie does not pose a threat to our region.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.