6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th December, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 at 7 mph or 11 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm.             At GFL Charles Airport: 5.2 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.0 mm.              At GFL Charles Airport: 59.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:45 pm.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 12 mph or

19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:15 pm… High at 03:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:42 pm… High at 04:58 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves and swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low level trough will produce some cloudy periods and scattered showers over

the Eastern Caribbean islands, during the next 24 hours.

A light to moderate northeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across

the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days. Wind speeds are expected to

increase and become moderate to brisk by Thursday.