12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.

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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm       AT GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm       AT GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:12 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 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.

Weather:  Partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:04 pm… High at 8:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:31 pm… High at 9:49 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central and southern Windward Islands, it will be occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, skies will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next couple of days.

A low level trough will move across the southern Lesser Antilles today, causing some cloudy periods and scattered showers over that area during its passage.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region during the next 24 hours.