12:00 Noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

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

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 73.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:03 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 16 mph or 26 km/h, increasing to near 21 mph or 33 km/h from tonight.

Weather: Generally fair this afternoon, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:51 pm…Low at 11:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:58 pm…Low at 12:49 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres, becoming locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres from tonight.

A marine advisory will be issued for locally rough seas from tonight.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System is expected to generate an increase in wind speeds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region from tonight.

Low level cloud patches moving along the wind flow, will bring some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.