12:00 noon Weather Report 08th January, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.5 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.7 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 17.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:51 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: fair 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 2:19 pm… High at 8:30 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:46 pm… High at 9:37 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

Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few isolated 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 couple of days.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.