12:00 noon Weather Report 04th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26 °C   or 79 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23 °C or 73 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph of 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.4 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 6.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:48 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:31 pm… High at 11:47 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:58 pm… High at 12:54 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 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.

The lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean, remains sufficiently moist and unstable to cause occasional showers to develop, over some of the islands of our region during the next 24 hours.