6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 25th December, 2023
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast 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: 133.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 205.1 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a chance of few early morning 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 9:15 pm… High at 4:02 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:42 pm… High at 5:09 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly swells 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
The Atlantic high-pressure system will generate a light to moderate easterly to northeasterly wind flow across the Lesser Antilles. An upper-level jet stream will continue to sweep mostly high- level type clouds over the region during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.