12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 18th January, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


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 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 40.2 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Generally fair skies with a few brief showers today. Tomorrow, fair to occasionally cloudy with a few brief scattered showers.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:52 pm… Low at 10:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:59 pm… Low at 12:12 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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
Occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers over the extreme southern Windward 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 few days.
A weak surface trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of our region during the forecast period. Patches of low-level clouds traversing the region will cause a few showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.