6:00 am Weather Report 12th December, 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 12th December, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 19°C or 66°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 19°C or 66°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 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 northeast and east near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming variable at times.

Weather: Mainly fair during the morning becoming increasingly cloudy from this evening.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:47 am…Low at 11:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:54 am…Low at 12:41 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.