Date: 18th December, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 128.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 194.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered 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 8:06 pm…Low at 2:39 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:13 pm…Low at 4:06 am.
Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central and southern Windward Islands, generally cloudy skies with periods of rain and light to moderate showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A weak shear line will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and periods of rain over the central and southern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Patches of low-level cloud drifting along a moderate easterly wind flow, will cause a few showers over the northern portion of the region.