6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 northeast at 14 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.              At GFL Charles: nil     

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.              AT GFL Charles: 12.8 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.                 Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm.                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:02 pm…Low at 2:02 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:09 pm…Low at 3:29 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 are advised to exercise caution due to above normal sea swells.     

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers over Trinidad and Tobago. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with some 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.

A mid to upper level trough system over the Eastern Caribbean region, will continue to cause some scattered showers to develop around the islands during the forecast period.