6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 29th December, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

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 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 05 mph or 07 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.   At GFL Charles airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:46 pm.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 08 mph or 13 km/h, becoming variable or 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: Low at 09:52 pm… High at 4:29 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:19 pm… High at 5:36 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough will continue to cause a few cloudy periods with showers 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.