6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 03rd January, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace           At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.5 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 16.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am                  Sunset tomorrow: 5:48 pm.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or

33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with 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 8:13 pm…High at 3:03 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:40 pm…High at 4:10 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      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

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies, with 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, over the next few days.

Increased moisture and instability associated with a trough system is expected to cause cloudy conditions, with scattered light to moderate showers over the area, during the next 24 to 48 hours.