6 Am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th January, 2020

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:56 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Mostly fair, hazy and breezy, with the possibility of brief isolated

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:08 am… Low at 3:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:15 am… Low at 5:09 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8

      feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to

brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will maintain a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause occasional light showers to develop over the region during the next 24 hours.