6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 24th December, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 29.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and breezy, 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 11:05 pm…High at 5:45 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:32 am…High at 6:52 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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 and breezy , 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 embedded within the wind flow, will cause occasional showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.