6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 16th January, 2024
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 28 mph or 44 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 3.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 44.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 59.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:56 pm
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 some scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:57 pm…Low at 1:43 am…High at 8:19 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:04 pm…Low at 3:10 am…High at 9:26 am
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 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 northeasterly to easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Lesser Antilles
for the next few days. Shallow patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.