12:00 noon Weather Report 18th April, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is 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 8:00 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: 21.9 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 42.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:17 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:00 pm…Low at 8:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:07 pm…Low at 9:49 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with isolated 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.

Shallow patches of low level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.