12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or

26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 3.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.8 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 11.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:38 pm…Low at 8:07 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:45 pm…Low at 9:34 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean, will cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers over the islands of the Lesser Antilles over the next 24 hours.

A surface trough located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to drift slowly westward. This feature is expected to start affecting the region by Saturday night.