12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:34 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:14 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with 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 present…High at 5:45 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 12:35 pm…High at 6:52 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and southern Windward Islands. Over the northern Windwards, generally fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light to moderate east-northeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across our region for the next few days.

A weak low level trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods and a few scattered showers over the northern and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.