12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24th October, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Partly Cloudy and hazy.

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 74%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 59.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport… 88.8 mm.

Sunset today 5:39 pm       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:41 pm… High at 9:34 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:08 pm… High at 10:41 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to produce cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours..

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to impact our region following the passage of the tropical wave.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next seven (7) days.