12:00 noon Weather Report 29 December 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 29th 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 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southwest at 07 mph or 11 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.   At GFL Charles airport: 2.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

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

Sunset today: 5:45 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.                             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from varying directions near 08 mph or 13 km/h, becoming calm 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: High at 2:56 pm… Low at 9:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:03 pm… Low at 11:19 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough will continue to cause a few cloudy periods withshowers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days. Wind speeds are expected to increase and prevailing wind directions return to near east northeasterly by Thursday.