6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 43.4 mm.           

Sunset today: 5:58 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 8:44 am… Low at 3:43 pm.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:51 am… Low at 5:10 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells   5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly to east-northeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting along this wind flow will continue to cause occasional showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.