12:00 noon Weather Report 30th December, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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 17 mph or

28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.              

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 64.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport. 89.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:45 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.        

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 6:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:16 pm…High at 7:19 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and north-easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, it will be occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate, light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A weak frontal trough will cause some cloudy periods and showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands over the next 24 hours. Low level moisture and instability will produce a few showers over the remainder of the region during the next couple of days.