12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:13 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:16 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy 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 1:01 pm…Low at 7:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:08 pm…Low at 9:21 pm.

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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low level cloud moving along the wind flow, will bring a few showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.