6:00 am Weather Report 20th December, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 21 mph or 33 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:40 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am 

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 with a few gusts.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:29 am…High at 4:02 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 6:05 am…Low at 10:56 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 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

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 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.

A weak low level trough will generate some occasional cloudiness and a few scattered across the region during the next 24 to 36 hours.