6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 15th December, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 83.8 mm.

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

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, hazy 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: Low at 12:33 am…High at 7:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 06:41 pm…Low at 2:00 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 and breezy, with a few scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, 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 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.