12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 28th December, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm.             At GFL Charles Airport: 2.3 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.0 mm.              At GFL Charles Airport: 56.4 mm.

Sunset today: 5:45 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am.               

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:17 pm… Low at 09:15 Pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   high at 3:24 pm… Low at 10:42 Pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low level trough will produce some cloudy periods and scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands, during the next 24 hours.

A light to moderate northeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days. Wind speeds are expected to increase and become moderate to brisk by Thursday.