Date: 27th January, 2020
Forecasters: Thomas Auguste & Hyacinthia Camille
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 21 °C or 70 °F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north northeast at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 86.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 98.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:01 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a chance of few brief isolated showers for today and tonight. An increase in cloudiness with a few scattered showers is expected tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:15 pm… Low at 11:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present… High at 6:22 pm… Low at 1:18 am
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few isolated showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
A weak frontal trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness with a few showers over the northern Leeward Islands over the next 24 hours. Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the other Eastern Caribbean islands for the rest of today. An approaching weak low level trough is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and a few scattered showers over the islands tomorrow.