12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 21st October, 2024
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy with recent showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
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: 7.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 55.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 85.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:40 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 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 and hazy with a few scattered showers today, becoming generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant from tonight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:59 pm… Low at 1:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:44 pm… High at 7:06 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with widely scattered showers today. An increase in cloudiness with showers, which may be heavy at times, and isolated thunderstorms is expected over the Windward Islands and areas further south from tonight.
Weak unstable conditions will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles today.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the region from tonight.
Two tropical waves located over the western and eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.