6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 pm   Weather Report

Date: 10th December, 2019

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °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: 0.4 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 28.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am.                    Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 24 mph

or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:54 pm…  High at 03:34 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:21 pm…  High at 04:41 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk

easterly winds across our region during the next few days.

Low level moisture and instability, together with an upper level jet stream, will

cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms

over the region during the next 24 hours.