12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 18th March, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 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: 6:14 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:09 am 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Cloudy at times with a low chance of showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:08 pm…Low at 7:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:15 pm…Low at 9:17 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 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 southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers. Elsewhere, generally fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds are expected around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

A frontal system will continue to affect the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.  

Generally dry and stable weather conditions are expected to continue over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.