6:00 pm Weather Report for 30th January 2025

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 30th January, 2025

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with light haze.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 144.8 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 115.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:03 pm                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy tonight and tomorrow morning, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, from tomorrow afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:50 pm… High at 5:17 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:17 am… High at 12:17 am.                                     

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or      1.8 to 2.7 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

Generally fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, from tomorrow afternoon.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

An increase in moisture over the Lesser Antilles from tomorrow afternoon will result in scattered showers over the region, during the latter part of the forecast period.