12:00 NOON Weather Report
Date: 21st December, 2019
Forecaster: EMMANUEL DESCARTES
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: Trace
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: 6:23 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional
gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:20 pm….High at 1:05 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:53 pm….Low at 7:47 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to
2.4 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
Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean islands.
Moisture and instability over the southern portion of the region will cause
some scattered showers over that area during the next 24 hours.