6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th December, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 116.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with some scattered light to moderate showers.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:59 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:02 pm…Low at 02:26 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Leeward and central Windward Islands, generally cloudy with some scattered light to moderate showers. Elsewhere, fair becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A shear line will continue to cause some scattered showers over the central Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

Another shear line will affect the northern Leeward Islands during the forecast period.