12:00 noon Weather Report 17th January, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.0 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.3 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 39.9 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:56 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:14 pm… Low at 10:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:21 pm… Low at 11:40 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 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  

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered 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.

Patches of low-level clouds traversing the region will cause a few showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.