12:00 noon Weather Report 17th December, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30 °C   or 86 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 35 mph or 56 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport:  2.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 6.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 53.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 89.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:39 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional

gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:03 pm… High at 7:33 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:30 pm… High at 8:40 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 11 feet or 2.1 to 3.4 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

Fair to partly cloudy 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 cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.