12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 19th February, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy 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 26 mph or 43 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 13.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 26.0 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: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:55 pm…Low at 7:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:02 pm…Low at 9:20 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 10
feet or 2.1 to 3.0 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 widely 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 continue
to cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.
A plume of thick Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a significant reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 to 48 hours.