6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

*Date: 21st December, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 86F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or

22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 6.2 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 19.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 23.4 mm.             

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

(*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 brief scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:10 pm…Low at 3:42 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:17 pm…Low at 5:09 am.

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.