6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd Dec, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 23rd December, 2021
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport:trace
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 27.4 mm. At GFL Charles Charles Airport: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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present … Low at 1:00 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:08 pm… Low at 2:27 am
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over our region, during the forecast period.