12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 17th March, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast
at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace 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 : 6:14 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:09 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast
near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair and Sunny.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 7:06 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:01 pm…Low at 8:33 pm
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair and sunny.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moderate easterly winds are expected around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
Generally dry and stable weather conditions are expected to continue over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A frontal system will continue to affect the Leeward and northern Windward Islands as it drifts southward.