12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 18th February, 2020
Forecasters: E. Francis & Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 25.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:09 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 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 a few gusts.
Weather: Fair, 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 07:02 pm…High at 1:58 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:56 pm…Low at 8:29 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 caution due to
brisk winds, rough seas and dust haze.

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 few days.

Moisture and instability in the lower levels of the atmosphere, will cause
occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.