6:00 pm Weather Report 05th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 13 mph of 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm     At GFL Charles Airport:  2.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.8 mm    At GFL Charles Airport:  8.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:49 pm.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:26 pm…High at 12:59 am…Low at 5:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:53 pm…High at 02:06 am…Low at 7:02 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly to east-northeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.

A weak surface trough in the vicinity of the Eastern Caribbean, will generate some cloudy periods with showers over some of the islands during the next 24 hours.