12:00 noon Weather Report 18th March, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 25 mph or 41 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: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 56.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:08 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy today, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers from late tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:12 pm… Low at 09:58 pm.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:19 pm… Low at 11:25 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.