12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 19th March, 2021

Forecaster: Andre Joyeux

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 25°C or 77°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: 0.7 mm.    at GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.2 mm.     at GFL Charles Airport: 48.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 16 mph or

      26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times 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 1:59 pm… High at 8:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:26 pm… High at 9:28 pm.

Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central Lesser Antilles skies will be partly cloudy, becoming cloudy

at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere it will be fair to partly

cloudy skies with a few brief showers.  

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate northeasterly to

easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during

the next few days.

Moisture and instability associated with a low-level shearline will cause some

cloudy periods with light to moderate showers over the central Lesser Antilles

during the next 24 hours.