6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 31st January, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

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 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or

26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.              

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.8 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:03 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 11:04 am…High at 5:38 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:58 am…Low at 12:31 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7  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

Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly to east-northeasterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next couple of days.

Low level cloud patches moving along the wind flow, will bring some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.