6:00 pm Weather Report 22 January 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd January, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light rain.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light rain.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24 °C or 75 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27 °C or 81 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 17.5 mm   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 76.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 93.5 mm 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 5:59 pm.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:50 pm…  High at 3:33 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:17 pm… High at 4:40 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves and swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

Moisture and instability associated with a low level shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.