6 AM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 AM Weather Report

Date: 15th February, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26 °C or 79 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25 °C or 77 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h,

gusting to 40 mph or 65 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace     

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm   

Sunset today: 6:08 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with higher gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to 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 8:20 am… Low at 3:24 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:27 am… Low at 4:51 pm.

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 scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms mainly over the northern Lesser Antilles.

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