6:00 pm Weather Report 18th December, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 30 mph or 48 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace      At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.

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: 5:40 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 29 mph or 46 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:49 pm…Low at 3:14 am…High at 10:00 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:56 pm…Low at 4:41 am…High at 11:07 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to      10 feet or 2.1 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

Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 wind flow will produce some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.