12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil        At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 72.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:02 pm.    Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Mostly fair at first, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:24 pm… Low at 10:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:31 pm… Low at 11:39 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward and Windward Islands, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Further south, it will be fair to partly skies, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak frontal trough will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Windward Islands, from tonight into tomorrow.

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate east-northeasterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next couple of days.