Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:51 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy with isolated showers this afternoon into tonight, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered showers from late tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present….Low at 6:18 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:18 pm…Low at 7:45 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers from tonight.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days. Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the islands this afternoon into tonight.
A weak low level trough located a few hundred miles east of the region is drifting slowly westward, and is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the islands from late tonight into tomorrow.