Date: 09th January, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light haze.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 46.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 85.3 mm.
Sunset today: 5:51 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.
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 to partly cloudy skies, with isolated showers today and tonight. Occasionally cloudy with brief scattered showers tomorrow morning.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:59 pm…Low at 11:52 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:06 pm…Low at 01:19 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair 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 above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.
A slight increase in low level moisture over the Lesser Antilles, will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over some islands, during the next 24 hours.