12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 20th December, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. 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 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:13 pm….High at 11:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 06:40 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to
9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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
Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some 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 some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.