Date: 17th January, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 33.0 mm
Sunset today: 5:56 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near
21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered
light showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:34 am… High at 3:14 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:01 am… High at 4:21 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands. Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers further north.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate
easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the southern Windward Islands, will cause an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers over those islands today. Elsewhere, patches of low-level clouds traversing the region will cause a few showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.