12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 06th October, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 15.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 33.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 71.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:50 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Mostly cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers, some of which may be heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:44 pm… Low at 6:47 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:51 pm …Low at 8:14 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 meters.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, cloudy to overcast skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Further north, partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
Moisture and instability trailing a strong Tropical wave will produce cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands, during the forecast period. This system is could become a tropical depression tonight and a tropical storm within the next couple of days.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Depression Twelve was located over the open waters of the Atlantic and is expected to remain over this part of the Atlantic during the next day or two. The depression is expected to weaken and become a remnant low within the next 24 to 48 hours.