Date: 08th January, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light haze.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:50 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.
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 this afternoon. Generally cloudy and breezy, with scattered light to moderate showers from tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:46 pm…Low at 8:07 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:53 pm…Low at 9:34 pm.
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 brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Windwards Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the region during the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will produce scattered showers mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.