12:00 Noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Venantius Descartes/Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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

Last’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: 0.1 mm       At GFL Charles Airport: 2.7 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm      At GFL Charles Airport: 21.1mm.              

Sunset today: 6:07 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, 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: Low at present… High at 6:25 pm…

Next Low at 12:19 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:20 pm… High at 7:32 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to

brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region

for the next couple of days.

An area of Sahara dust haze currently over Eastern Caribbean region will

continue to cause a reduction in visibility over that region for the next

couple of days.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles, will

cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands, during the next

24 hours.