12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 13th July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 88%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 16.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 138.2 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 175.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.                 Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:32 pm…High at 09:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:59 pm…High at 10:10 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6

      to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will continue to cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will affect air quality and visibility across the region, during the next few days.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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