6:00 pm Weather Report 31st December, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

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 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.                              At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

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 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair tonight, becoming occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:01 pm…Low at 1:53 am…High at 8:09 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:08 pm…Low at 3:20 am…High at 9:16 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to 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 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.