6:00 pm Weather Report 11th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm          at GFL Charles Airport: 10.6 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.8 mm         at GFL Charles Airport: 42.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 26 mph or 43 km/h, with frequent gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and windy, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 10:47 pm… High at 5:25 am…

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:41 am… High at 6:32 am…

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves 7 to 13 feet or 2.1 to 4.0 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

Partly cloudy, hazy and windy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate strong easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean 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.