6:00 pm Weather Report for 18th January 2026

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th January, 2026

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.  At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.8 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 12.9 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 the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:13 pm… High at 4:39 am.      

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:40 pm… High at 5:46 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

Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the region, during the next couple of days.

Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the wind flow will produce a few showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.