6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 08th January, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
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 east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 24.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 22.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:51 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: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:40 pm…High at 3:24 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:07 pm…High at 4:31 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells
5 to 9 feet or 1.5 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.
A surface trough is expected to cause some cloudiness and showers over the
Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.