6:00 pm Weather Report for 25th December 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th December, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.

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: 1.0 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 2.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 58.9 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 96.5 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 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:35 pm… High at 1:13 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:02 pm… High at 2:20 am.

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

Visibility and air quality will continue to improve across the region, during the forecast period.

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