12:00 noon Weather Report 07th January, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 66%.

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: 3.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 8.2 mm.

Sunset today: 5:50 pm.        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 7:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:00 pm… Low at 8:46 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the region. Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will produce some scattered showers across the region, during the next 24 hours.