6:00 am Weather Report 18 January 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 18th January, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

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 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeasterly at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.2 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 40.5 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, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:25 am… Low at 1:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:35 am… Low at 2:48 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 some 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.