Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers which may be heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with recent showers.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers which may be heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:32 am… Low at 6:11 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:37 am… High at 12:39 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers which maybe locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A surface trough located just east of the Windward Islands will cause cloudiness showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.