12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 31st July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm              

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 201.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 244.9 mm     

Sunset today: 6:32 pm       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeasterly near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter, variable or calm at times.

Weather: Fair and warm, becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief showers and   

         a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms, during the afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:11 pm… Low at 5:41 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:18 pm….Low at 7:08 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Further south, fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather, located just east of the region, will affect mainly the northern Windward and Leeward Islands, during the forecast period. Some development of this system is expected during the next 7 days, as the system moves west-northwest near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.