6:00 am 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 26 °C or 79 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 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: 5:57 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:06 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:41 am…High at 1:13 pm.

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 at times with scattered showers over the Leeward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. Over the central Lesser Antilles, fair to partly cloudy and breezy at times 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 24 hours.

Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region, will continue to cause cloudiness and showers mainly over the northern and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.