6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 07th January, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.
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 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 mm.


Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:51 pm.


FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few light showers.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:26 pm… Low at 1:51 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:33 pm… Low at 3:18 am.
Seas: locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to
8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.


FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few light showers further south.


WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
Weak unstable conditions will cause an increase in cloudiness and shower activity over the northern half of our region, tonight into tomorrow.
Elsewhere, patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showers over the rest of our region, during the forecast period.