6:00 pm Weather Report 13th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 28.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times 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 6:23 pm… High at 1:01 am… Low at 5:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:50 pm… High at 2:08 am… Low at 7:25 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 and hazy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few 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.

Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a trough system will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of our region, during the next 24 hours.