6:00 pm Weather Report 22nd December, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd December, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace           At GFL Charles: nil       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy 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 12:20 am…High at 6:56 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:26 pm…Low at 1:47 am…High at 8:03 am

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

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy skies becoming occasionally cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward and Windward Islands.  Over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles partly cloudy to cloudy skies with 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, during the next 24 hours.

Moisture and instability over the far southern portion of the region, will produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers, during the forecast period.