6:00 am Weather Report 22 February 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 22nd February, 2020

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25 °C or 77 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.4 mm  

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:33 am… High at 3:14 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:00 am… High at 4:21 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showery periods over the islands during the next 24 hours. A general increase in cloudiness and showers is expected tomorrow afternoon as a trough system begins to affect our region.