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

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
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: 2.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 79.4 mm.

Sunset today: 5:58 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:15 pm…Low at 7:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:43 am…High at 1:22 pm.
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 a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.
Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.