Date: 31st December, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 47.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 72.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:46 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near
21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Generally fair skies at first, becoming occasionally cloudy with
a few scattered showers thereafter.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:09 pm… Low at 8:22 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:16 pm… Low at 9:49 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 brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
A weak shear line will continue to generate occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers, as it drifts southward over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.