12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 12th January, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 50.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:53 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:11 pm… Low at 11:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 5:18 pm… Low at 12:30 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Two weak shearlines moving southward over the region, will cause cloudiness and scattered showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.