6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 31st December, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 88.7 mm.

Sunset today: 5:46 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow:  6:27 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some 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 10:43 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present…High at 11:50 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will bring some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.