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 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 northeast at 9 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: 69.6 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 72.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                         Sunset tomorrow: 6:00 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:53 pm…High at 1:40 am…Low at 5:44 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:20 pm…High at 2:47 am…Low at 7:11 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Low Level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause a few isolated showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.