6:00 pm Weather Report 05 December 2019

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 05th December, 2019

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair. 

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C   or 82 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31 °C or 88 °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 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm      At GFL Charles Airport: 5.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.1 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 22.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:14 am.    Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 11:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 06:37 pm… High at 12:19 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The lower atmosphere over our region is sufficiently moist and unstable fora few showery periods to develop over the islands during the next 24 hours.

A high pressure system centered northeast of the Lesser Antilles will continue to generate brisk easterly winds across our region during the next few days.