6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 16th December, 2019
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31 °C or 88 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Nil. At GFL Charles Airport: Nil.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 83.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional
gusts.
Weather: Generally fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely
scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:29 pm… Low at 1:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:36 pm… Low at 2:52 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells
6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due
to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered
showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds
and rough seas across our region during the next few days. Low level clouds
drifting with the easterly wind flow will cause occasional scattered showers over
the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.