12:00 Noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 16.7 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 10.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.6 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 72.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:59 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair and hazy skies, with brief isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 5:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present…Low at 7:25 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and hazy skies, with brief isolated showers.  

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate east-northeasterly to easterly wind flow across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Low Level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause brief isolated showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.