6:00 pm Weather Report 20th January, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.

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 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 4.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 79.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 95.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.               Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with isolated, brief showers.  

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:41 pm… High at 1:45 am… Low at 5:16 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:08 pm… High at 2:52 am… Low at 6:43 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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

Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with widely scattered, brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.

Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few isolated showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.