6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 25th December, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 93%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north-northeast at 7 mph or 11 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 133.1 mm.      

Sunset today: 5:43 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair and hazy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:28 am…High at 2:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:55 am…High at 3:16 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moist and unstable conditions in the lower levels of the atmosphere over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness with widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.