12:00 noon Weather Report 16th March, 2020

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 22°C or 72°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace    At GFL Charles Airport: nil

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: 6:09 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable 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: Low at 4:21 pm… High at 11:33 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:48 pm… High at 12:40 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 3 to 4 feet or 0.9 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern and extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a few scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough will produce a few cloudy periods with some scattered showers over the Leeward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

An upper level trough and jet stream will cause a few showers, mainly over the southernmost part of our region. Elsewhere, fair conditions will prevail.