6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 20th December, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.              

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.             

Sunset today: 5:40 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few brief scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:31 am…Low at 1:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:38 am…Low at 3:15 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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

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.