12:00 Noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste/Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm.  

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.7 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 29.6 mm. 

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:49 pm… Low at 8:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:56 pm… Low at 10:02 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, 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. Low Level cloud patches drifting along the easterly wind flow, will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.

A plume of thick Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a significant reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.