12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 11th December, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 18°C or 64°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at
15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the north and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, sunny day and cool night.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:11 pm…Low at 12:23 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at Present…High at 06:18 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers. Elsewhere, generally fair skies with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
A strong low pressure system located over the central north Atlantic, will continue to cause light and variable winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

A weak frontal trough will cause a few showers over the northern part of the region during the forecast period.

Further south, a relatively dry, stable and cool airmass, will cause generally fair weather conditions during the next 24 hours.