6:00 pm Weather Report 20 January 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 20th January, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 09 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm.     at GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.4 mm.     at GFL Charles Airport: 60.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 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 29 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:39 pm… Low at 03:09 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:46 pm… Low at 04:36 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate easterly to east-northeasterly wind flow across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting along this wind flow will continue to cause occasional showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.