12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 17th December, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 is 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 MPH or 33Km/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 December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.9 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport 53.3 mm.

Sunset today: 5:39 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:43 pm… Low at 11:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:50 pm….Low at 1:17 am

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 meters.

Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms…

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate easterly winds are expected to persist across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

Weak instability, associated with a low-level trough, is expected to bring scattered showers along with a chance of isolated thunderstorms across the region later today and into tomorrow Wednesday.