6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31 °C or 88 °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: trace.          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: 6:03 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:19 pm…Low at 1:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:26 pm…Low at 3:25 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers over the Windward Islands. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with brief 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 surface trough is expected to cause a few scattered showers to develop mainly over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.