6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 10th January, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 46.2 mm.       

Sunset today: 5:52 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: Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:11 am…Low at 11:04 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:18 am…Low at 12:31 pm.

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

Partly cloudy 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.

Low level moisture within the wind flow is expected to maintain occasionally  cloudy periods with showers over some islands, during the next 24 hours.