12:00 noon Weather Report 12th December, 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 30°C or 86°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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  0.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 28.8 mm.     

Sunset today: 5:37 pm                 Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:21 pm… High at 11:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:19 pm… Low at 6:48 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high-pressure system will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

A weak trough system will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of our region during the next 24 hours.