12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 29th January, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 20°C or 68°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 83.2 mm.   At GFL Charles airport: 126.2 mm

Sunset today: 6:02 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 18 mph or 30 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:05 pm…High at 12:06 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 6:32 pm…High at 1:13 am

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.

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