6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th January, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.
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 east at 22 mph or 35 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: 74.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 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: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a
few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:12 pm…High at 2:07 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:39 pm…High at 3:14 am.
Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly
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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.
The lower atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles is sufficiently moist and unstable, to cause some showers to develop over the islands, during the forecast period.