6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st December, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 67%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 131.3 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 201.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.       Sunset tomorrow 5:41 pm.              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:31 am… Low at 5:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:14 pm… High at 1:38 am… Low at 6:34 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windward Islands, occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak shearline will continue to cause occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers over the southern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.