6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 13th December, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil        At GFL Charles:nil

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or

26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:40 pm… Low at 1:32 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 07:47 pm…Low at 3:19 am

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, generally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms associated with a surface trough will affect the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

High sea swells will continue to cause locally rough seas around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.