6:00 am Weather Report 22nd January, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.4 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 60.3 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:59 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: Generally fair and hazy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy, with some scattered showers mainly during the morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:25 am…Low at 5:58 pm.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:32 am…Low at 7:25 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and hazy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some isolated showers.  

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Low Level cloud drifting along this wind flow will continue to cause occasional cloudiness and isolated showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.