12:00 noon Weather Report 05th January, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 22 °C or 72 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph of 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.4 mm     At GFL Charles Airport:  2.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.8 mm    At GFL Charles Airport:  8.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:49 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 6:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:25 pm…Low at 7:53 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 becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A weak surface trough will generate some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.