12:)) noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 14th January, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 29 mph or 46 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 17.0 mm

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 47.5 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 70.2 mm

Sunset today: 5:54 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 25 mph

or 41 km/h, with frequent gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with a few

         scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:27 pm…Low at 12:56 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:21 pm…High at 7:34 pm.

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northeasterly swells 7 to 11 feet

      or 2.1 to 3.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise EXTREME caution

due to strong winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered

showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate strong easterly

winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next two days.

Low level clouds moving along the wind flow will cause some scattered showers

over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.