12:00 noon Weather Report 21st December, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 21st December, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°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 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm     at GFL Charles Airport: 3.0 mm

0Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 27.4 mm    at GFL Charles Airport: 58.0 mm

Sunset today: 5:41 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 skies, 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: High at 4:39 pm… Low at 11:41 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:46 pm… Low at 01:08 am

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet  or 1.8 to 2.4 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers over the Leeward Islands and extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly 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.

The atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles remains sufficiently moist to produce a few showers, mainly over the northern and far southern portions of our region during the next 24 hours.