12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 22nd 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 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 4.0 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 44.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 88.7 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or

30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 05:38 pm…Low at 11:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:32 pm…High at 6:45 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough located in the vicinity of the southern Lesser Antilles will continue to cause some scattered showers over that area during the forecast period. Further north, patches of low level clouds will cause a few brief showers over this region during the next 24 hours.

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