12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 26th February, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 64%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 42.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few 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 5:04 pm…Low at 11:01 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:11 pm…Low at 12:28 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers over the Windward Islands. Over the Leeward Islands, generally cloudy and hazy with scattered light to moderate showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Light to moderate easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours.
Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Meanwhile, a prefrontal trough will cause increased cloudiness and scattered showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next two days.