Date: 17th January, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 93%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 26 mph or 43 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.8 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 69.3 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 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 to cloudy and breezy, with light to moderate showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:17 pm…Low at 2:27 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:24 pm…Low at 3:54 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 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 and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk northeasterly to easterly winds across, and locally rough seas around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A shearline will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered light to moderate showers over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with a few showers over the remainder of the region.