6:00 PM weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th January, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light rain.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 50.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east northeast to east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:03 pm.   High at 5:36 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 12:30 am.    High at 6:43 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 9 feet or 1.5 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Two weak shearlines moving southward over the region, will cause cloudiness and widely scattered showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.