6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 21°C or 70°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 21°C or 70°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northerly at 6 mph or 9 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm.           

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

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: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief afternoon showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:11 am… Low at 4:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present… High at 12:18 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 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.