12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 21st February, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present  weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  Trace     At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm   

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 38.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 50.2 mm

Sunset today: 6:10 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:Low at 1:05 pm…High at 7:33 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:32 pm…High at 8:40 pm.

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

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly

winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24

hours.

Patches of low-level clouds, drifting with the wind flow, will produce a few

showers across the region during the forecast period.

A surface trough located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to drift

slowly westward.