6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th December, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 11.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 116.3 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 160.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 pm.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Mostly cloudy, with scattered showers which maybe heavy in some areas.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:08 am …High at 6:50 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:08 pm… Low at 1:35 am… High at 7:57 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central and southern Windward Islands, mostly cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be locally heavy. Elsewhere, fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A shear line together with favorable upper-level conditions, will cause some scattered showers mainly over the central and southern Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the region, during the forecast period.