6:00 pm weather report

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 19th December, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm          At GFL Charles:0.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.4 mm         At GFL Charles: 15.5 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm

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 to partly cloudy and hazy 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 6:58 pm…High at 1:43 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:25 pm…High at 2:50 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 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 to partly cloudy and hazy, 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.