6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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-northeast at 13 mph or

20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 5.1 mm.     

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.       Sunset today: 5:36 pm.                      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 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: Low at 7:24 pm….High at 2:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:51 pm….High at 3:19 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high pressure system will generate a moderate easterly wind flow and generally fair weather across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

A low level trough located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is drifting slowly westward. This feature is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the islands from late Saturday or early Sunday.