6:00 am Weather Report 29th January, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 21°C or 70°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 20°C or 68°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 6 mph or 9 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 83.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:02 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with scattered, light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:34 am…Low at 5:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:41 am…Low at 6:32 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low pressure system located over the central Atlantic, will continue to cause light to moderate northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.

A shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.