12:00 pm Weather Report for 21st January 2021

12:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st January, 2021

Forecasters: Venantius Descartes & Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm.    At George Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 52.9 mm.   At George Charles Airport: 61.2 mm.

Sunset today: 5:58 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 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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 4:55 pm… High at 11:13 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 6:22 pm… High at 1:11 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate north-easterly to easterly 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.