6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 31st December, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26 °C or 79 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast
at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.0 mm.

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

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 to partly cloudy skies 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 7:27 am…Low at 12:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:34 am…Low at 02:12 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy are times with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief 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 with some 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 forecast period.