12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 07th March, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 at 22 mph or 35 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 the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a chance of brief isolated showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:00 pm…Low at 08:35 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:07 pm…Low at 10:02 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers, mainly over the Leeward and Virgin Islands.

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.

Weak unstable conditions will cause a few showers to develop over the Leeward and Virgin Islands during the forecast period.