12:00 noon Weather Report, 22nd August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.

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: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 148.1 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 157.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am                        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:41 pm… Low at 11:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:43 pm… High at 6:48 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A moderate easterly wind flow will continue across the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

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

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