12 noon Weather Report

Date: 03rd January, 2020

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste & Hyacinthia Camille

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 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 6.1 mm.      

Sunset today: 5:48 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near

18 mph or 30 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered      showers, some of which may be moderate in some locations.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:25 pm… High at 10:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:52 pm… High at 11:29 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.

Low level moisture and instability associated with a weak surface trough in the vicinity of the Eastern Caribbean islands, will cause some showery periods over the region during the next 24 hours.