6 Am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 11th January, 2020

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with showers nearby.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25 °C or 77 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph

or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm.         

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.4 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:52 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 28 mph or 44 km/h, with frequent gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and windy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:13 am…High at 3:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:40 am…High at 5:02 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 10

      feet or 2.1 to 3.0 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

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, 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.