Date: 16th January, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 39.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 58.9 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with intermittent 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 1:36 pm…High at 7:57 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:03 pm…High at 9:04 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 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 scattered light to moderate showers over the Windward Islands. Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers over the Leeward Islands.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
A series of shearlines drifting over the region, will continue to cause cloudy periods with scattered showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the easterly wind flow, will cause a few showers over the northern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.