6:00 am Weather Report 18th January, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.

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 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.2 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 76.6 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:56 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 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 to cloudy and breezy, with scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:09 am…Low at 4:16 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:16 am…Low at 5:43 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 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 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 easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.

A shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of the region, as it slowly drifts southward 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.