6:00 pm Weather Report 29th January, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C or 81 °F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 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-southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather:  Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:35 pm… Low at 12:53 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:42 pm… Low at 02:20 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers over the northern Leeward islands and extreme southern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few 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 surface trough over the northern Leewards islands will cause some showery periods, over that area during the next 24 hours.

Low level moisture and instability will cause some showers to develop over the extreme southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.

A relatively dry and stable atmosphere will maintain generally fair conditions over the rest of the islands during the next 24 hours.