6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 26 mph or 43 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 10.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.6 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 83.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 am.                                 Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy and breezy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 11:44 pm…High at 6:29 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present…Low at 01:11 am…High at 7:36 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands.  Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across our region during the next few days.

Moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the region will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.