6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 25th December, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm last night:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.9 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 the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:18 am… Low at 6:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:23 am… High at 12:25 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 meters.

Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Thick Saharan dust haze will continue to impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the morning. However, a gradual improvement in air quality is expected from afternoon.

Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will produce some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.