12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 09th September, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at G FL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm at GFL Charles airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.8 mm at GFL Charles airport: 21.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:09 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, 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: Low at 1:15 pm…High at 8:02 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:42 pm…High at 9:09 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few showers over Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette ……
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 20.0 degrees north, longitude 46.5 degrees west or about 1090 miles or 1755 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h with higher gusts.
…… RENE RESTRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM……
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located over the eastern tropical Atlantic near latitude 17.6 degrees north and longitude 31.5 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts.
Both of these systems are forecast to remain over the open Atlantic Ocean and are not expected to pose a direct threat to the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa tomorrow. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.
The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor and provide updates on the progress of these systems.