6:00 pm Weather Report 1st Jan, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 01st January, 2023

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with  light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 23°C or 73°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: 0.5 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 10.2 mm

Total rainfall for the month of January:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace           At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 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, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with occasional light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:34 pm…High at 1:26 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:01 pm…High at 2:33 am

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy  skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Patches of low-level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.