6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 16th January, 2020
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
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 29 °C or 84 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 71.9 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:56 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:41 pm… Low at 2:28 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:48 pm… Low at 3:55 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8
feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly
winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.
Low level moisture and instability enhanced by an upper level jet stream will
trigger some showers over the region during the forecast period.