6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 13th January, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.0 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 54.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:54 pm.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:44 pm… High at 6:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:09 pm… Low at 1:11 am… High at 7:21 am.   

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 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

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.  

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

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