6:00 pm Weather Report 16th December, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th December, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm     At GFL Charles: trace  

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.1 mm     At GFL Charles: 36.6 mm  

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy with a few cloudy periods and isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:36 pm…High at 3:16 am…Low at 7:49 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:03 pm…High at 4:23 am…Low at 9:16 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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

Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy 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.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, may cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.