6:00 pm Weather Report 12th December, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C   or 81 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.2 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 9.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 41.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 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 southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally cloudy and breezy, with occasional 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 10:15 pm…High at 4:59 am…Low at 09:28 am. 

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:42 pm…High at 6:06 am…Low at 10:15 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 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 to cloudy and breezy 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.

Moisture and instability associated with a surface trough together with an upper level jet stream, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern portion of our region during the next 24 hours.