6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd January, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport cloudy with recent showers.
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 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: 4.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 85.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 111.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:59 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and windy, with a few 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 09:09 pm…High at 3:46 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:36 pm…High at 4:53 am.
Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 7 to 11 feet or 2.1 to 3.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise EXTREME caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and windy, with widely scattered 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 some cloudy intervals with light to moderate showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.