12:00 noon Weather Report 7th November, 2019

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 7th November, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 31 °C or 88 °F.

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

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: 1.2 mm      at GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.7 mm     at GFL Charles Airport: 20.3 mm.

Sunset today: 5:34 pm              Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times 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 12:48 pm…Low at 6:36 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:55 pm…Low at 8:03 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or

      1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness, showers and a chance of thunderstorms across the Windward Islands from late Friday and into the weekend.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.