12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24rd December, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 35.4 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 29.3 mm.

Sunset today: 5:42 pm        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:01 pm…Low at 11:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:08 pm…low at 12:32 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 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 some scattered 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 few days.

Patches of low-level clouds embedded within the wind flow, will cause occasional showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.