Date: 18th January, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 40.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 44.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:57 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 1:21 pm… High at 7:28 Pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:48 pm… High at 8:35 Pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 rough 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 easterly to east-northeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, for the next few days.
Low level clouds drifting along this wind flow will bring some showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands, during the next 24 hours.