6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th January, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

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 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 8.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:50 pm.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with brief scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:19 pm… High at 2:15 am… Low at 6:05 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:46 pm… High at 3:22 am… Low at 7:32 am.                                                                                                                                  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the region. Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will produce some scattered showers across the region, during the next 24 hours.