6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 08th December, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 8 mph or 13 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: 3.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.         

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:16 am.      Sunset today: 5:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair and cool tonight. Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:28 pm… Low at 4:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:35 pm… Low at 5:57 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly over the Leeward Islands.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high pressure system will continue to generate a light to moderate easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.

A weak low level trough will cause a few showery periods over the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. Further south, a dry and stable lower atmosphere will result in mostly fair weather conditions around those islands, during the next couple of days.