12:00 noon Weather Report 12th December, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy .

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly cloudy.

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

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

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: 9.2 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 5.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 37.3 mm.

Sunset today: 5:37 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 19 mph or 30 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally cloudy and breezy with occasional scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations.           

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:22 pm…Low at 10:15 pm. 

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:29 pm…Low at 11:42 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across our region during the next few days.

A trough system and upper level jet stream will continue to cause above normal cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over our region during the next 24 hours.