12:00 noon Weather Report 15 March 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 15th March, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm    at GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.   at GFL Charles Airport: 8.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:02 pm… High at 9:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:29 pm… High at 11:00 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands and southern Windward Islands, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers.  Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough will produce occasional cloudy periods with some scattered light to moderate showers over the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.

Elsewhere, an upper level trough and jet stream will cause a few scattered showers, especially over the southernmost part of our region.