12:00 noon Weather Report 12th January, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 12th January, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport:  7.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 55.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport:  98.3 mm.

Sunset today: 5:53 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair, 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: Low at 12:47 pm…High at 7:08 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 02:14 pm…High at 8:15 pm.

Seas: Moderate 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

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