6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th December, 2020
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 northeasterly at 15 mph or 24 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: 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:22 am…High at 6:55 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:27 pm…Low at 01:49 am…High at 8:02 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 sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate north-easterly to easterly wind flow across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
An upper level trough system over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few scattered showers around the islands during the forecast period.