12:00 noon Weather Report 28th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 23 °C or 73 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 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: 86.2 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 98.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:01 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-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a chance of a few showers tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:54 pm…Low at 12:23 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:59 pm…High at 7:01 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the northern Leeward Islands. Further south it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A lingering weak frontal trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the northern Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.

Low level moisture and instability will cause a few showers over the remainder of the region during the forecast period.