6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 29th December, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm      

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 64.8 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 103.1 mm.                  

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:46 pm.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:24 pm…High at 4:04 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:51 pm…High at 5:11 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 meters.

Small craft operators and sea bathers should take the necessary caution against above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windward Islands, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers. Elsewhere, mostly fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate northeasterly winds and relatively dry and stable conditions are expected across the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.

A shearline is expected to cause some cloudiness and showers over the southern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.