12:00 noon Weather Report 24th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 4.6 mm.                     

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 32.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 62.6 mm.     

Sunset today: 5:42 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers at first becoming fair to occasionally cloudy with a few brief showers from tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:20 pm… High at 6:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:47 pm… High at 7:57 pm.

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, becoming cloudy at times 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 24 hours.

Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region will cause some scattered showers mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.