6:00 PM Weather Report
Date: 18th January, 2021
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°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 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 44.9 mm.
Sunrise today: 6:32 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:57 pm.
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 7:28 pm… Low at 1:47 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:35 pm… Low at 3:14 am.
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 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.