6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 13th January, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.4 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 10:19 am.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:43 am…Low at 11:46 am.   

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers, mainly over the central and southern Windward Islands.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A weak shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and scattered showers over central and southern Windward Islands. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the remainder of the region, during the next 24 hours.