12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd February, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

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 22°C or 72°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 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 February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 41.6 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near

10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered

         light to moderate showers, mainly this afternoon and tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:20 pm… Low at 9:49 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:27 pm… Low at 11:16 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies, with scattered showers over the northern and central Lesser Antilles.  Further south, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Generally light and variable winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

Moisture and instability associated with a surface to low-level trough and shear-line, will cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers, mainly over the northern and central portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.