6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th January, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 32.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.1 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 42.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers from late tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:53 pm…High at 3:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:20 pm…High at 4:48 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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

Over the central and southern Windwards Islands, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with widely scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak shearline will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

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