12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 24th February, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 38.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 51.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near
17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few brief showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers is expected on Friday.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:54 pm… High at 12:15 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:21 pm… High at 01:22 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first.
An increase in cloudiness with showers is expected on Friday.

WEATHER SUMMARY
A light to moderate northeasterly wind flow will prevail over most of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A deep layered trough system, coupled with an upper level jet stream, will cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region on Friday and Saturday.