12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 20th December, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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
22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 55.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:40 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near
21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:02 pm…Low at 11:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:09 pm…Low at 12:30 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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 breezy with some scattered showers over the Leeward Islands and extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief 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, during the next 24 hours.
A weak low-level trough will affect the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Moist and unstable conditions will affect the extreme southern portion of the region from late tonight into tomorrow.