12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25 °C or 77 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 18 mph or 30 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: 30.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 42.2 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 68.2 mm.

Sunset today: 5:37 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with some scattered light to moderate showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.           

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:02 pm…Low at 10:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:09 pm…Low at 12:25 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across our region during the next few days.

Moisture and instability associated with a weak trough system together with an upper level jet stream, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.