6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 11th January, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 93.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter
at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:20 pm…Low at 12:53 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:27 pm…Low at 02:20 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

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 light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the region during the next 24 hours.

A weak shearline will slowly drift southward over the Leeward Islands and generate occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers during the forecast period.