12:00 noon Weather Report 20th April, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 10:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.3 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:18 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with a few isolated         showers from tonight into tomorrow morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:42 pm… Low at 8:23 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:49 pm… Low at 9:50 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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.

A weak low level trough will cause occasional cloudiness and some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during next 24 hours.