12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 14th December, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 33.2 mm.

Sunset today: 5:38 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near
23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, breezy and hazy, 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: High at 12:32 pm… Low at 7:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 01:39 pm… Low at 8:40 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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 and hazy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy 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 over the next few days.

The atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles remains sufficiently moist and unstable to produce some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of our region, during the next 24 hours.