6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 15th January, 2021
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 78°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport:38.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:55 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers tonight.
Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:54 pm… High at 6:31 am tomorrow.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present… Low at 1:21 am tomorrow.
Next high: 7:23 am tomorrow.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk northeasterly to easterly winds and above normal seas around the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.
Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.