Date: 19th December, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 9.6 mm.
Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, 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: Low at present…High at 12:00 noon.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:57 am…High at 1:07 pm.
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 brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasional cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers over the southern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.
A weak shearline will continue to cause some scattered showers over the southern Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.
A low-level trough located just east of the region is drifting slowly westward, and is expected to cause cloudiness and showers mainly over of the Windward Islands and areas further south during the forecast period.