12:00 noon Weather Report 11th January, 2022

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 11th January, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace      At GFL Charles Airport: Trace       

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 33.9 mm

Sunset today: 5:52 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:58 pm…High at 12:47 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:25 pm…High at 01:54 am.

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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers across the Leeward Islands.  Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A weak low level trough will produce a few cloudy periods and some scattered showers across the northern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.