Noon Weather Report for 14 January 2021

Noon Weather Report

Date: 14th January, 2021

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 14 mph or

22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm.

At George Charles Airport: 2.4 mm

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.7 mm.

At George Charles Airport: 36.2 mm

Sunset today: 5:54 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.

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 a few gusts.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:26 pm… Low at 11:15 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:33 pm… Low at 12:42 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7

     feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, 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 above normal seas around the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

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