12:00 Noon Weather Report for 20th April 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 20th April, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is coming from the southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.    At George Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.3 mm.  At George Charles Airport:16.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:18 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:26 pm… Low at 7:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:13 pm… Low at 9:17 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 to cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A surface to low-level trough will continue to generate cloudiness and scattered showers over Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.