12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd January, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 13.5 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 83.4 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 111.8 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:59 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with some 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 2:06 pm. Low at 9:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:13 pm. Low at 10:36 pm.

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 7 to 11 feet or 2.1 to 3.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and windy, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy intervals with light to moderate showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.