6:00 pm Weather Report 19th December, 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th December, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm     At GFL Charles Airport is 12.0 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 40.2 mm    At GFL Charles Airport is 71.6 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:17 pm…Low at 1:20 am…High at 7:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:24 pm…Low at 2:47 am…High at 8:48 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 meters.

Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and a low to moderate chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas are expected to persist across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

Weak instability and a very moist lower atmosphere are expected to produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly across the southern part of the region, during the forecast period.