12:00 Noon Weather Report for 16th April 2023

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 16th April, 2023

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.7 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 42.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:17 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 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: Mainly fair for the remainder of today, becoming cloudy at times

with some light  to moderate showers tonight and tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:05 pm… Low at 7:11 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:12 pm… Low at 3:18 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

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