6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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: Trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 2.3 mm.               

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 74.9 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                                Sunset tomorrow: 5:57 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with brief isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:12 pm…High at 1:07 am…Low at 5:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:39 pm…High at 2:14 am…Low at 6:41 am.

Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northerly 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers over the Leeward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. Over the central Lesser Antilles, fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next two days.

Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region, will cause cloudiness and showers mainly over the northern and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.