12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 03rd February, 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 29°C or 84°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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 11.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 11.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:04 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
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: High at 2:20 pm…Low at 09:20 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:27 pm…Low at 10:47 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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low level clouds drifting with the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A surface trough located to the east of the region is drifting westward. This system is expected to affect the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.