12 :00 Noon weather Report

Date: 16th October, 2019

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes/Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph

or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Nil.   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm            

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.7 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 43.9 mm       

Sunset today: 5:43 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers at first. An increase in cloudiness and shower activity is expected late tonight and will continue into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:45 pm… Low at 11:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:52 pm… Low at 12:49 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers at first, becoming generally cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, late today into tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An approaching tropical wave is expected to produce cloudiness and shower activity over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

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