12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 07th April, 2025

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 64%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charels Airport: nil.       

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.1 mm.   At GFL Charels Airport: 8.3 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:16 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first. A gradual increase in cloudiness, with scattered moderate to heavy showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms are expected from early tomorrow morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:12 pm…Low at 6:48 pm.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:19 pm… Low at 8:15 pm.  

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, periods of rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Low-level moisture and instability enhanced by an upper-level jet stream, will cause cloudy periods with scattered moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, from today into tomorrow.

Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days.