6:00 pm Weather Report 16 December 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th December, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

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 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: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 12.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.                   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 13 mph or

20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

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 11:33 pm… High at 6:10 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:00 am… High at 7:17 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers, particularly along the north and east coasts are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.     

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a light to moderate easterly to northeasterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A trough system over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few showers around the islands during the next couple of days. Apart from those brief light showers, mainly fair weather is expected to prevail.