6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 10th January, 2020

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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 33 mph or 54 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 2.7 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 32.6 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 31.5 mm.  

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.                      Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 31 mph or 50 km/h, with frequent gusts.

Weather: Party cloudy to cloudy, hazy and windy, 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 10:04 pm…High at 4:45 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:31 pm…High at 5:52 am.

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells    8 to 12 feet or 2.4 to 3.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to strong winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate strong easterly

winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Low level cloud drifting along the easterly wind flow will cause a few

showery periods over our region during the next 24 hours.