12:00 noon Weather Report 19th February, 2022

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 19th February, 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 27°C or 81°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 20 mph or 31 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 42.1 mm

Sunset today: 6:10 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:Low at present… High at 5:46 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:42 pm…High at 6:53 pm

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

Shallow patches of low-level clouds, drifting with the wind flow, will produce a few showers over the region during the forecast period.