6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th December, 2019
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
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 30 °C or 86 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 31 mph or 50 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.
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: Generally fair, 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: High at 7:33 pm… Low at 2:19 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:40 pm… Low at 3:46 am.
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
Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few 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 wind flow will cause occasional showery periods over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.