12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 23rd March, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 22°C or 72°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: 16.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 27.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 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: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:29 pm…Low at 10:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:21 pm…High at 6:36 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

Patches of low level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.