Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h, gusting to 39 mph or 63 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 11.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 99.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 128.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:00 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.
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 and windy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers. Cool temperatures are expected during the night.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:29 pm… Low at 10:20 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:36 pm… Low at 11:47 pm.
Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves and northeasterly 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 cloudy and windy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair and windy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.
A shearline will cause cloudiness and showers mainly over the central portion of Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy intervals with widely scattered showers over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.