12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 24th December, 2023
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly cloudy and hazy.
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 73%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles….trace
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 133.1 mm. At GFL Charles…205.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:42 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:25 pm. Low at 8:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:32 pm. Low at 9:57 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with widely scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
An upper-level jet stream will sweep mostly high-level type clouds over the region during the next 24 hours. A few showers are likely to develop during the early morning hours.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.