6 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 05th February, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:05 pm.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few

gusts.

Weather: Apart from a few brief showers, it will be mainly fair and breezy.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:35 pm…High at 2:25 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:02 pm…High at 3:32 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due

to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers

over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere will be fair to partly cloudy

with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

A dissipating frontal trough will cause a few showery periods over the extreme northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.