6:00 pm Weather Report 17th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.        At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm.                        At GFL Charles Airport: 71.9 mm

 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.           Sunset tomorrow: 5:56 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies 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 10:10 pm… Low at 3:19 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:17 pm… Low at 4:46 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers mainly over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will maintain a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

A weak shearline will bring some cloudiness and showers mainly over the northern portion of the region, during the forecast period.