12 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm      At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 19.3 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 13.6 mm.

Sunset today: 5:50 pm.                                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.                   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers. A gradual improvement is expected from this afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:09 pm… High at 11:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:36 pm… High at 01:01 am.

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

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Further north, fair to partly cloudy with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, will continue to cause cloudy skies, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern islands of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.