12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 28th January, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 21°C or 70°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at
23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 83.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 124.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:01 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near
20 mph or 31 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 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 3:50 pm…High at 10:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 5:16 pm…High at 11:28 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY
A low pressure system located over the central Atlantic, will continue to cause light to moderate northeasterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the islands during the forecast period.

A shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.