12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th January, 2025

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  trace.    At GFL Charles Airport trace.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 53.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport 46.5 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:55 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east northeast and east near

15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, 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 5:17 pm… Low at 11:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:12 pm… High at 6:24 pm.                                         

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells

      5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies,  becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate easterly winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A southward drifting shearline and a low-level trough will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.