12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.4 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.                                         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers, mainly during the night and early morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:14 pm…High at 10:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:41 pm…High at 11:27 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with isolated showers over the Leeward Islands and southern Windward Islands. Over the northern and central Windward Islands, cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly to northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

The remnants of a weak frontal trough will cause some cloudy periods and a few scattered showers over the central Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.