12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 04th January, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly 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 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.0 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport is: 5.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.8 mm.             At GFL Charles Airport is: 5.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:49 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:08 pm… High at 7:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:35 pm… High at 8:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers across the Central and Southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few light showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak shearline will continue to cause cloudiness, along with occasional showers across the Central and Southern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Over the remainder of the region, Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will bring a few showers over those islands during the forecast period.