Date: 12th December, 2022
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 19°C or 66°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: nil. At GFLCharles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFLCharles Airport:9.1 mm
Sunset today: 5:37 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming variable at times.
Weather: Mainly fair during the day, becoming increasingly cloudy from tonight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:53 pm…Low at 1:07 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:41 pm…Low at 7:00 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly 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 above normal sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers. Further south, cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A strong low pressure system located over the North Atlantic Ocean, will continue to cause light and variable winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.
A weak frontal trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the northern part of the region during the forecast period.
Further south, a surface trough east of the southern Lesser Antilles will generate an increase in cloudiness and showers over that area during the next 24 hours.