6:00 am Weather Report 12 December 2019

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 12th December, 2019

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly 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.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm     

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 32.0 mm.    

Sunset today: 5:37 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 19 mph or 30 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered          showers, which may be heavy in some locations.           

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:  Low at 8:50 am… High at 3:22 pm. 

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:17 am… High at 4:29 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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, becoming cloudy at times 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.

A trough system and upper level jet stream will continue to cause above normal cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over our region during the next 24 hours.