12:00 noon Weather Report 06th January, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 06th January, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.    at GFL Charles Airport: Trace

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 19.1 mm.   at GFL Charles Airport: 12.1 mm.

Sunset today: 5:50 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.                   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair skies becoming increasingly cloudy towards evening 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 3:51 pm…High at 10:17 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:18 pm…High at 11:24 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the Central and southern Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere it will be mainly fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Elevated moisture and increased instability in the lower atmosphere, along with a weak upper level trough, will produce an increase in periods of cloudiness and showers over the Central and Southern part of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.