6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27 °C or 81 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.8 mm.

Sunset today: 5:38 pm.                                          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.

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: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy 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 6:29 am…Low at 10:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:36 am…Low at 12:25 pm.

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

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands.  Further south, partly cloudy to occasionally 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 occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.