12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24th 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 26°C or 79°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.9 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 12.5 mm

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 35.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 26.6 mm

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:16 pm… Low at 11:15 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:11 pm… High at 7:23 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 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 Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

Low level cloud patches, enhanced by an upper level trough system, will cause occasional cloudiness and showers mainly over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.