12 pm weather report

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 60%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At George Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.6 mm. At George Charles Airport: 17.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:18 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming occasionally  cloudy with some scattered showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:43 pm… Low at 9:29 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present…High at 5:50 pm.

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

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate easterly winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

A shearline will cause an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.  Generally stable weather conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next two days.