12:00 NOON weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 22nd April, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.      

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.6 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 17.2 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:18 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am.                   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with 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 3:25 pm. Low at 8:39 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:32 pm. Low at 10:06 pm.

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

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A surface to low-level trough will produce cloudiness and a few showers mainly over the extreme northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

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