6:00 am Weather Report 15th January, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 29.4 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:55 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: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, 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 10:33 am…High at 5:11 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:49 am…Low at 12:00 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some 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.

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.