6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 14th January, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is 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: 5.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 47.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 70.2 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 25 mph or 41 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 6:27 pm…Low at 12:56 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:34 pm…LOW at 02:23 am.
Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northeasterly swells 7 to 11 feet or 2.1 to 3.4 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 two days.
Low level clouds moving along the wind flow will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A surface trough a few hundred miles east of the lesser Antilles will cause some scattered showers mainly over the southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.