6:00 am weather report 05/12/2023

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 05th December, 2023

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeasterly at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few

         light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:10 am …Low at 4:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:17 am….Low at 5:30 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 and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers over the southern Leeward to central 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 is producing cloudy periods with light to moderate showers over the central Lesser Antilles.

A surface trough located over the western tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region from late Wednesday.