6:00 am Weather Report 19 December 2019

6:00 am  Weather Report

Date: 19th December, 2019

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C   or 81 °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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.0 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.5 mm    

Sunset today: 5:40 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 28 mph or 45 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair 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 10:00 am… Low at 3:53 pm. Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:07 am… Low at 5:20 pm.

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

Generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 for 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.