12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 12th March, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm

Sunset today: 6:13 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:13 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from he east east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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 1:06 pm…High at 7:43 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:33 pm…High at 8:50 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly swells 6 to 9 feet or

      1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands, cloudy at times with a few scattered showers. Elsewhere, mostly fair skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A weak shear line will cause widely scattered showers mainly over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.