6 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th February, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Fair and hazy.

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.2 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 18.4 mm.    

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.           Sunset tomorrow: 6:07 pm.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:40 pm…High at 6:06 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:38 pm…Low at 1:07 am.

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

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands, during the next 24 hours.