12:00 noon Weather Report 09 January 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 09th January, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C   or 82 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23 °C or 73 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h gusting to 39 mph or 63 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 6.4 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.0 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 28.8 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:51 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some showers which may be moderate to heavy at times.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:23 pm… Low at 9:22 pm. Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:30 pm… Low at 10:49 pm.

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 11 feet or 2.1 to 3.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate strong easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Low level cloud drifting along the easterly wind flow will cause occasional showery periods over our region during the next 24 hours.