6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25 °C or 77 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29 °C or 84 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.0 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 8.1 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 42.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 53.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.                                Sunset tomorrow: 5:54 pm.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:12 am…High at 6:47 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:40 pm…Low at 01:39 am…High at 7:54 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, hazy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate strong easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days.

Low level clouds moving along the wind flow will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.