Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 23.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:41 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.
(*Winter solstice today – shortest day or fewest daylight hours of the year.)
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: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:09 pm…High at 9:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:36 pm…High at 10:17 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 occasional showers around the islands during the next 24 hours.