12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 07th March, 2024
Forecaster: Dr. E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 21 mph or 33 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 March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 37.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:13 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east southeast and east
near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Generally fair skies today. An increase in cloudiness with some
scattered showers is expected from tonight into tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:20 pm…Low at 8:09 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:27 pm…Low at 9:36 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers is expected today. An increase in cloudiness with showers is expected from tonight into tomorrow. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with brief isolated showers.

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

Weak unstable conditions will cause some scattered showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south from tonight into tomorrow. Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.