6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 18th January, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24 °C or 75 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near
21 mph or 33 km/h, becoming lighter at night.
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 10:05 am… Low at 5:01 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:12 am… Low at 6:28 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 4 to 8 feet
or 1.2 to 2.4 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 extreme northern and extreme southern portions of the Lesser Antilles.

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

Weak unstable conditions will bring some cloudiness and showers mainly over the extreme southern and extreme northern portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.