12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 17th January, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 71.9 mm
Sunset today: 5:56 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:42 pm… High at 10:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 5:09 pm… High at 11:17 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers mainly
over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will maintain a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.
A weak shearline will bring some cloudiness and showers mainly over the northern portion of the region, during the forecast period.