6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 25.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 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 a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy, with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:02 pm…High at 1:58 am…Low at 5:57 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:29 pm…High at 3:05 am…Low at 7:24 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 caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely 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 few days.

Moisture and instability in the lower levels of the atmosphere, will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.

A thick plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to reduce visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region from tomorrow Wednesday.