12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 25 °C or 77 °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: 2.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 86.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 98.8 mm.    

Sunset today: 5:59 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-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:21 pm…Low at 10:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:28 pm…Low at 11:36 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

A weak frontal system will cause cloudiness and showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the southern Windward Islands, moist and unstable conditions will also cause cloudiness and showers during the next 24 hours. Relatively drier conditions will prevail over the central Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.