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 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Sunset today: 6:16 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:52 pm…High at 8:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:19 pm…High at 9:49 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few light showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A low level shearline will continue to cause occasional cloudiness and a few scattered showers over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.