12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th February, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 7.1 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.3 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 60.2 mm

Sunset today: 6:09 pm       Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, 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 7:26 pm…High at 2:23 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:03 pm…Low 8:13 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.

Patches of low level clouds drifting with this wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the next

24 hours.

A weak shear line will start affecting the northern portion of the region from tomorrow.