6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 23rd December, 2020
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 20 mph or 31 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: 11.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 37.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 present… High at 11:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:03 pm… High at 01:02 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.05 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate to brisk northeasterly to easterly wind flow across the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days.
The lower atmosphere over the region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers around the islands during the next 24 hours.