6:00 pm Weather Report 19th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.2 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 53.8 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near

22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:26 pm… High at 4:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:53 pm… High at 6:05 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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 breezy with some scattered showers, over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few brief 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, during the next 24 hours.

Moist and unstable conditions over the northern portion of the region will cause some scattered showers over the Leeward islands during the forecast period.

Patches of low-level clouds will cause a few brief showers as they drift over the remainder of our region, during the next 24 hours.