6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 21st December, 2020*
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 18 mph or 29 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.1 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 and breezy, 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: High at 9:22 am… Low at 3:09 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:29 am… Low at 4:36 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 brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate to brisk northeasterly 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.