6:00 pm Weather Report 17th January, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeasterly at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 3.3 mm

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 38.5 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 42.3 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am.                    Sunset tomorrow: 5:57 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies at first, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers, from late tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:39 pm… Low at 1:10 am… High at 7:25 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:46 pm… Low at 2:37 am… High at 8:35 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 at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers from late tonight into tomorrow.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly to east northeasterly winds around the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

An increase in moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the region will, cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the forecast period.