12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
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 east-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 33.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 37.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with some scattered 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 5:11 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 6:18 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk northeasterly to easterly winds and above normal seas around the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.