12:00 noon Weather Report 31 March 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 31st March, 2021

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 60.2 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 71.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 present… High at 6:28 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:15 pm… High at 7:35 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered 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 during the next few days.

Low level shear lines moving across our region will cause occasional cloudy periods and a few showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.