6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 21st January, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C or 81 °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: 4.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 55.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 76.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 pm.
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: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:04 pm… High at 2:54 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:31 pm… High at 4:01 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells 5 to 10 feet or
1.5 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers, especially to the north and east of the
island, are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough
seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers
mainly around the Leeward and northern Windward Islands.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk
easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next
couple of days.
Moisture and instability associated with a frontal trough and shear line will
cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands
during the next 24 hours.