6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 21st December, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 62.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 89.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:41 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near
22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:20 pm….High at 1:05 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:47 pm….high at 2:12 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly 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
Over the southern portion of the lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief 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.