12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th February, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30 °C or 86 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

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

Sunset today: 6:09 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 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: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 4:44 pm… High at 11:44 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:    Low at 6:11 pm… High at 12:51 am.

Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 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 a few scattered showers mainly over the Leeward Islands.

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 few days.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles, will continue to maintain cloudy conditions and a few scattered showers over the islands, during the next 24 hours.