12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 14th March, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

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 25°C or 77°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: 1.6 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport:0.5 mm

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 7.9 mm

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:11 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph

or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:50 pm…High at 8:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:17 pm…High at 9:33 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period. 

Patches of low level clouds drifting with the wind flow, will bring some

scattered showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.