6:00 pm Weather Report 15 February 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th February, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 28 mph or 44 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: 6:09 pm.     

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 occasional 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 10:03 pm… Low at 2:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:    High at 11:10 pm… Low at 4:02 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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 mainly over the Leeward Islands.

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 few days.

An upper level trough and jet stream will continue to maintain cloudy conditions and a few scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.