6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C   or 81 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27 °C or 81 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.5 mm.

Sunset today: 5:40 pm.                                         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 11:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:28 am…High at 12:53 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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, with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean islands.

Moisture and instability over the southern portion of the region will cause some scattered showers over that area during the next 24 hours.