6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 31st December, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.5 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:46 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.                        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with occasional showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:36 am… High at 4:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:15 am… Low at 11:03 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low to mid-level trough system will continue to cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Moderate to brisk northeasterly winds and rough seas will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days.