12:00 noon Weather Report 27th 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 20 mph or 31 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: 9.3 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:19 pm     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Mainly fair skies, with a chance of a few brief showers during         the morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:44 pm… High at 7:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:11 pm… High at 8:42 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause a few brief showers, over some the islands during the next 24 hours.