6:00 pm Weather Report 30th December, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31 °C or 88 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.              

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 64.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport. 89.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:46 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times 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 6:12 pm…Low at 1:09 am…High at 7:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:19 pm…Low at 2:36 am…High at 8:34 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate, light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

A weak frontal trough will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. Low level moisture and instability will produce a few showers over the remainder of the region during the next 24 hours.