6:00 am Weather Report 8th Jan, 2022

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 08th January, 2022
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly 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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.5 mm
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.7 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 northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, 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 8:19 am… Low at 2:19 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:26 am… Low at 3:46 pm
Seas: locally rough with waves and 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
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few light showers.

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.

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.