6:00 pm Weather Report 12th January, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.0 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 33.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:54 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief but light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:53 pm… High at 1:46 am… Low at 5:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:20 pm… High at 2:53 am… Low at 7:15 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES  

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds traversing the region will cause a few isolated showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.