12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 14th December, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 was 24 °C or 75 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 47.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 76.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:37 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy and breezy at times, with some 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 4:46 pm…Low at 11:44 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:53 pm…Low at 01:11 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Moisture and instability trailing a surface trough will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.