6:00 am Weather Report 26th January, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 26th January, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h with gusts 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:01 pm.                    Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:15 am… High at 1:57 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:42 am… High at 3:04 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward islands, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A dissipating frontal boundary is drifting slowly southward over the Leeward islands, producing an increase in cloudiness and a few scattered showers over these islands during the forecast period.

Across the central and southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, the Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk northeasterly winds and rough seas over the next couple of days.