6:00 am Weather Report 29th December, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.        

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.5 mm. 

Sunset today: 5:45 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a chance of a few brief showers.        

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:12 am… Low at 11:02 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:19 am… Low at 12:29 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to north-easterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands and northern Windward Islands, it will be occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds and moderate to locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A weak frontal trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods and showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the forecast period. Conditions remain drier and more stable over the remainder of the region.