6:00 pm Weather Report 02nd December, 2022

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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 9.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:13 am      Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times 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 12:23 am…Low at 5:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 7:13 pm… High at 1:30 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate north-easterly to easterly winds and maintain mostly fair conditions across the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A weak surface trough will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southeastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.