6:00 pm Weather Report 24th January, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      At GFL Charles Airport: trace.            

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 72.1 mm 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:00 pm.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:40 pm… High at 2:23 am… Low at 6:31 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:07 pm… High at 3:30 am… Low at 7:58 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk northeasterly to east-northeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Low Level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.