6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th January, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 23°C or 73°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 72.6 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 124.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.             Sunset tomorrow: 6:01 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally cloudy with some scattered showers tonight, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few showers from tomorrow morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:50 pm…Low at 2:06 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:57 pm…Low at 3:33 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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 to cloudy at times with some scattered light to moderate showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low pressure system located over the central Atlantic, will continue to cause light to moderate northeasterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

A weak shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the central Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the remainder of the region.