6 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th January, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.2 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 85.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.                   Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 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: Mostly fair skies tonight, becoming occasionally cloudy with a few 

         brief showers tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:52 pm…High at 6:11 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:19 am…High at 7:18 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.