6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm  Weather Report

Date: 16th December, 2019

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  Nil.   At GFL Charles Airport: Nil.

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: 5:39 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional

gusts.

Weather: Generally fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely

         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 pm… Low at 1:25 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:36 pm… Low at 2:52 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells

      6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due

to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered

showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds

and rough seas across our region during the next few days. Low level clouds

drifting with the easterly wind flow will cause occasional scattered showers over

the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.