6:00 am Weather Report 27th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 22 °C or 72 °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 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 86.2 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 east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:48 am…High at 5:15 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:42 am…Low at 12:15 pm.

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, generally fair skies will prevail.

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. A relatively drier and more stable atmosphere will maintain fair conditions over the remainder of the region during the next 24 hours.