12:00 noon Weather Report 20th March, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 49.0 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 east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:09 pm… High at 09:43 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:36 pm… High at 10:50 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly to north-easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with some scattered showers, over portions of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.