Date: 10th January, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 65%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 28.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 46.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:52 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 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Generally fair and breezy with a chance of brief showers this afternoon. Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few light to moderate showers thereafter.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:30 pm…Low at 09:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:37 pm…Low at 11:05 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 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 and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Further north, fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few isolated showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A weak shear line will develop over the southern half of the region, causing an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers over those islands during the next 24 hours.