6:00 am Weather Report 22nd December, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 22nd December, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.2 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:41 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 21 mph or

33 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:11 am…Low at 4:24 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:18 am…Low at 5:55 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough 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 to brisk 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 widely scattered showers around the islands during the next 24 hours.