Date: 14th January, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.
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: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 54.4 mm.
Sunset today: 5:54 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few late night to early morning showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 5:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:45 pm…High at 7:02 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers over the central Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered light to moderate 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 the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. 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.