12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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 12 mph or 19 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: trace   At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Sunset today: 6:16 pm.                                               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a chance of a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory conditions and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to the presence of moderate dust haze.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:51 pm… Low at 7:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:58 pm… Low at 9:22 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak surface trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

An area of moderate Saharan dust haze will remain over our region for the next couple of days, causing a reduction in visibility and air quality.