12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 20th February, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is 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 70%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph

or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.0 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 34.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming mostly fair by mid afternoon

         into this evening.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:11 pm…Low at 8:15 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:18 pm…Low at 9:42 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 skies with a few scattered showers, mainly over the

southern Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Relatively dry and stable conditions will continue over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. However, patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some showers mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.