6:00 pm Weather Report 20th Dec, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 20th December, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm          At GFL Charles Airport:4.4 mm        

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.8 mm          At GFL Charles Airport:17.2 mm       

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am           Sunset tomorrow: 5:41 pm             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies with occasionally cloudy periods 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 8:01 pm… Low at 2:53 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:08 pm… Low at 4:20 am

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward islands, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers. Over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, cloudy with 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.