6:00 am weather report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 16th January, 2021

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is  fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.9 mm.            

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 36.3 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: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:16 am… Low at 11:25 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:23 am… Low at 12:52 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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

above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few 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 a few scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.