6:00 am Weather Report 11th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h gusting to 35 mph of 56 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.0 mm.          

Sunset today: 5:36 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.

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 a few gusts.

Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy on occasions with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:22 am…Low at 4:04 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:29 am…Low at 5:31 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high-pressure system will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause brief isolated showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A weak surface trough is expected cause an increase in cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over our region from tomorrow into Monday.