12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °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 20 mph or 31 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-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 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 5:01 pm…High at 11:46 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:28 pm…High at 12:53 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers over the central Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will maintain a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Weak unstable conditions will cause some cloudiness and showers mainly over the Leeward Islands and southern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.