6:00 pm Weather Report 25th December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 2.0 mm.               

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.0 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 65.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am  Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near

17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief, isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:50 pm… Low at 2:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:57 pm… Low at 3:54 am. 

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres. 

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers, mainly over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A weak low-level trough system is expected to cause some cloudiness and showers mainly over the northern half of the region, from late tonight into tomorrow.