12:00 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 11th September, 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 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.5 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 87.0 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 68.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:07 pm.        Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers and a chance of

         isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:36 pm…High at 09:04 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:03 pm…High at 10:11 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over the region, will produce some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the islands, during the next 24 hours.

An area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward islands. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.

A second area of low pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.

A third area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development and this system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.