6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd December, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 94.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:13 pm…Low at 3:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:20 pm…Low at 4:57 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high-pressure system will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days. Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will produce a few showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.