12:00 Noon weather report 12/12/2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 12th December, 2023

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.7 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 22.9 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 110.9 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport…136.1 mm.

Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm.              Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.                            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 16 mph

or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:41 pm… Low at 9:46 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:48 pm… Low at 11:13 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A shear line is producing cloudy periods with scattered widely showers over the Lesser Antilles. This activity is expected to continue during the forecast period. 

A low-level trough is presently located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles. This system should begin affecting our region by Thursday.