Date: 18th December, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 26 mph or 43 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:39 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 26 mph or 43 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with occasional light showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:23 am… High at 2:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:50 am… High at 3:56 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to
10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with occasional scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles.
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, during the next few days.
A weak frontal shearline will produce some cloudy periods with showers over the Leeward Islands during the forecast period.
Patches of low-level clouds, enhanced by an upper level jet stream, will cause some scattered showers as they drift over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.