Date: 18th January, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 65.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:56 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:53 am…High at 1:17 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
The remnants of a weak frontal system will continue to cause cloudy periods with scattered showers over the northern Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.