6:00 pm weather report

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 14th February, 2020

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 29 °C or 84 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 29 mph or 46 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 21.4 mm.     

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:08 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 higher gusts.

Weather: Generally cloudy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:34 pm… Low at 1:43 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:41 pm… Low at 3:10 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

Generally cloudy and breezy, 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.

Moisture and instability associated with an upper level trough and jet steam,

will cause cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.