6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th January, 2025

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick.

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  3.9 mm.   At GFL Charles: 3.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.4 mm.   At GFL Charles: 50.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:57 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: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: high at present… low at 12:26 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:05 pm… low at 1:53 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.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate easterly winds are expected to continue across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.


A shearline over the Leeward Islands and patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with light to moderate showers over the region, during the forecast period.