6:00 pm Weather Report 21st January, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st January, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm.    At George Charles Airport: 2.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 52.9 mm.   At George Charles Airport: 62.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:59 pm.                 

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: High at 11:13 pm…Low at 3:58 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:22 pm…High at 12:20 am…Low at 5:25 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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.