12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 28th October, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.        At GFL Charles Airport: 9.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 60.9 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 102.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:37 pm.              Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered light to moderate 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: High at 1:26 pm…Low at 7:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:33 pm…Low at 8:49 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure system will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Moist and unstable conditions will produce cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region tomorrow.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.