6:00 pm Weather Report 09th January, 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th January, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°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 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport:  6.4 mm         At GFL Charles: 14.7 mm          

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.4 mm         At GFL Charles: 33.9 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair skies becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:49 pm…Low at 3:20 am…High at 09:52 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:56 pm…Low at 4:47 am…High at 10:59 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 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

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered 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, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.