12:00 Noon Weather Report for 18th November 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 18th November, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 80.8 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 19.9 mm.           

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 265.5 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 178.2 mm.    

Sunset today: 5:32 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 am.                                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with a few showers today, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight.  

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:52 pm… Low at 12:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present… High at 5:59 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves and northerly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 meters.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light to moderate easterly to southeasterly winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

Moisture and instability associated with a frontal boundary and an upper-level trough will generate cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.