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

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6:00 PM Weather Report by Saint Lucia Met Office:

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 9.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 29.7 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 47.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or

30 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:31 pm…High at 1:01 am…Low again 5:56 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:58 pm…High at 2:08 am…Low again 7:23 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8       to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A moderate northeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next couple of days.

Low level clouds moving with the wind flow, will bring some scattered showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.