12:00 noon Weather Report 21st February, 2020

Forecasters: Leumuel O’Shaughnessy & Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23 °C or 73 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.4 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 30.0 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-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, with a chance of a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:35 pm… Low at 09:11 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:42 pm… Low at 10:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to marginally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next 24 hours.

Low Level cloud patches drifting along the easterly wind flow, will cause occasional cloudiness with a few showers over the region during the next 24 hours.