12:00 noon Weather Report 03rd November, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  Trace.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 40.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:35 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy 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 4:42 pm… Low at: 11:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:49 pm… Low at: 01:04 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 reduced visibility, brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days. Patches of low level cloud drifting along this wind flow will trigger a few showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.

A layer of thick Saharan dust will cause hazy conditions to persist over the region for the next few days.

Two tropical waves located over the central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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