12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 25th February, 2020

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes/Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 27.4 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 55.4 mm.

Sunset today: 6:11 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a chance of a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:00 pm… Low at 11:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 6:07 pm… next Low

at 12:36 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1

metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands.  Elsewhere, generally fair and hazy.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.

Lingering effects of a surface trough, will continue to produce a few scattered showers mainly over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.