Date: 05th December, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:14 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:03 pm…High at 09:57 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 5:30 pm…High at 11:04 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 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 locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy, with a few scattered showers over the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next few days.
A weak shear line will continue to produce cloudy periods, with some showers over the northern Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region from late Wednesday.