12:00 noon Weather Report 30th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h gusting to 35 mph or 56 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 7.4 mm.             

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 72.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:46 pm        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:21 pm… Low at 7:27 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:28 pm… Low at 8:54 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres. 

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers over the Leeward and central Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A weak shear line is expected to generate occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers, over the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.