12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 18th December, 2023
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 90%.
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: 9.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 126.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 194.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:39 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or
30 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers at first. An improvement in conditions is expected by tonight into tomorrow morning.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:36 pm….High at 8:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:03 pm….High at 9:13 pm.
Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central and southern Windward Islands, generally cloudy skies, with some light to moderate showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A weak shear line will continue to cause cloudiness, with some periods of rain and showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Patches of low-level cloud drifting along a moderate easterly wind flow, will cause a few showers over the northern portion of the region.