6:00 am Weather Report 23rd January, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:59 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:10 am…High at 4:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:24 am… Low at 11:37 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with light to moderate showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Low-level cloud patches moving along the wind flow will cause occasional cloudiness with light to moderate showers, over our region during the forecast period.