6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 12th December, 2021
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 28.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:53 pm… Low at 5:16 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:48 pm… High at 1:00 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or
1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.
Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic high-pressure system will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.
A weak trough system is expected to produce cloudiness and shower activity mainly over the southern portion of our region during the next 24 hours.