6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby. 

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25 °C   or 77 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north-northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm.

Sunset today: 5:34 pm.                                          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:13 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms today. Conditions are expected to gradually improve towards evening.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:19 am…Low at 2:32 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:26 am…Low at 3:59 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal sea swells.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms today, becoming fair to partly cloudy with a few showers from tonight.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Lingering moisture and instability associated with a surface trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over our region today.