6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd December, 2022

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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: 2.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 29.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am               Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Mostly fair skies, with possible isolated showers.   

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:26 pm…High at 4:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:53 pm…High at 5:21 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with some 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, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.