12 Noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th December, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport is: 27.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 116.3 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport is: 186.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:38 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

or 26 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some

         locations, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present….High at 5:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:37 pm…High at 7:02 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central and southern Windward Islands, generally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A shear line together with favorable upper-level conditions, will cause some scattered showers mainly over the central and southern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the region, during the forecast period.