12:00 noon Weather Report 15th February, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace      At GFL Charles Airport: nil.       

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 21.4 mm.     

Sunset today: 6:08 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Generally cloudy and breezy, 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 3:24 pm… High at 10:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:51 pm… High at 11:10 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 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 to cloudy and breezy, with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms mainly over the northern Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region.

Moisture and instability associated with an upper level trough and jet stream, will cause cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.