6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.                          Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:21 pm…High at 3:05 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:48 pm…High at 4:12 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief scattered 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.

Low level clouds moving with the wind flow will cause a few scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.