6:00 pm Weather Report 22nd February, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27 °C or 81 °F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 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: 14.4 mm       At GFL Charles Airport: 30.0 mm  

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

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: Generally fair skies tonight. An increase in cloudiness with some scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some locations expected from tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:44 pm… High at 4:05 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:11 pm… High at 5:12 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms from tomorrow.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

An increase in cloudiness and showers is expected from tomorrow as a trough system begins to affect our region.