12:00 noon Weather Report 10 November 2019

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 10th November, 2019

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 30 °C or 86 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 21 mph or

34 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 7.8 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 70.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 32.7 mm.     

Sunset today: 5:33 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:02 am.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 34 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered  showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:12 pm… Low at 8:36 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:19 pm… Low at 10:03 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands, expect partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms. Further north, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A trough system will continue to produce some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern part of our region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands 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.