6 am Weather Report

By SLUMET

Date: 26th January, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 22°C or 72°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:00 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:13 am…Low at 1:19 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:20 am…Low at 2:46 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 7 feet or 1.8 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.
Patches of low-level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A weak shearline is expected to affect the region on Friday, as it drifts slowly southward over the island chain.