12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 29th March, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 54.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 58.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:15 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Generally fair skies today. An slight increase in cloudiness with
a few scattered showers is expected tonight into tomorrow morning.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:12 pm…High at 12:37 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:39 pm…High at 01:44 am
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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few 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 few days.

Patches of low level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.