6:00 pm Weather Report 31st December, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: trace.            

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 47.7 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 72.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am       Sunset tomorrow: 5:47 pm

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: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:22 pm… High at 3:16 am… Low at 7:23 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:49 pm… High at 4:23 am… Low at 8:50 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to 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 locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south. 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 cause occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers, as it drifts southward over the central and southern Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.