6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 30th December, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 64%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 64.8 mm.    At   GFL Charles Airport:   103.2 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 between the northeast and east-northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:30 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet  

      or 1.8 to 2.4 meters.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Cloudy with a few showers over the southern windward Islands. Elsewhere, it will be generally 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 will continue to spread cloudiness and a few showers over the southern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.