12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 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 at 32 mph or 52 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.0 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.5 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 89.9 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:40 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 26 mph or 43 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:53 pm…High at 10:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:20 pm…High at 11:27 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 10 feet or 2.1 to 3.0 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds and rough seas across our region for the next few days. Low level clouds moving with the wind flow will produce a few scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.