12:00 Noon Weather Report for 20th August 2022

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 20th August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 10.5 mm.               

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 115.3 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 121.4 mm. 

Sunset today: 6:23 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from he east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 3:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:10 pm…Low at 5:04 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Abundant moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will cause widespread cloudiness, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

A third tropical wave, which currently has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation is located near the west coast of Africa. This wave is moving westward at 15 to 20 mph or 24 to 31 km/h.