6:00 pm Weather Report 13 January 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 13th January, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.   at GFL Charles Airport: 3.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.7 mm.   at GFL Charles Airport: 34.0 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 between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:33 pm… High at 5:06 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:00 midnight… High at 6:13 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk northeasterly to easterly winds and rough seas around the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will bring some showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands, during the next 24 hours.