12:00 noon Weather Report 30th January, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 22°C or 72°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 87.7 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 129.8 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 the northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:35 pm… High at 1:24 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:42 pm… High at 2:31 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves and swells 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 trough system located over the central Tropical Atlantic, will continue to cause light to moderate northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region as it drifts slowly westward during the next couple of days.

Patches of low level moisture drifting southward over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.