12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 24th February, 2024
Forecaster: Dr. E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
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 23°C or 73°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 65%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 41.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near
16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with brief isolated showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:54 pm…Low at 10:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:01 pm…Low at 11:41 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy, with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with brief isolated showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Generally light easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours.
Moisture and instability associated with a surface to low-level trough, will cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers, mainly over the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.