6:00 pm Weather Report 18/01/22

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 18th January, 2022

Forecaster: Andre Joyeux

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.5 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 40.2 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:57 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times 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 10:45 pm… High at 5:11 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:12 am… High at 6:18 am

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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  

Over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles skies will be occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers. Further North will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System continues to generate moderate easterly

winds across the Eastern Caribbean region.

A weak surface trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of our region during the next 24 hours. Patches of low-level clouds moving along the easterly wind flow will cause a few showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.