6:00 pm Weather Report for 6th January 2024

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 06th January, 2025

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 96%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.7 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 13.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am… Sunset tomorrow: 5:50 pm.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:24 pm… Low at 2:40 am. 

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:31 pm... Low at 4:07 am. 

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4

      metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas and brisk winds.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy, with scattered showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas are expected across and around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

Moist and unstable conditions over the southern half of the region, will result in an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers over that area, during the forecast period.