6:00 pm Weather Report 28 January 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th January, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 842 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 09 mph or 15 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: 86.2 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 98.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.    Sunset tomorrow: 6:02 pm.

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: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a chance of a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 12:23 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:01 pm… Low at 01:50 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves and swells 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief 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.

The lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean is expected to remain relatively dry and stable and as a result very little rainfall is expected during the next 24 hours.