6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd December, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°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 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: trace

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.9 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 occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief 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 10:38 pm…Low at 4:13 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:45 pm…Low at 5:40 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 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 to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic high-pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few 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.