12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 31st December, 2023

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.

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: nil             At GFL Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 146.7 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 222.6 mm

Sunset today: 5:46 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 6:17 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:16 pm… High at 7:24 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few light showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate northeasterly to easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Shallow patches of low-level cloud drifting along this wind flow, will cause some cloudy periods with a few light showers over the region, during the forecast period.