12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.8 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.8 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 123.0 mm.          

Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am.                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High was at 11:50 am… Low at 6:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:57 pm… Low at 7:53 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers over the Northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across our region for the next few days.

A low level trough is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Northern Windward and Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.

The La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent remains active and additional eruptions and ash plumes are possible at any time. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south Eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official information from reliable media outlets, for updates.