6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 27.4 mm.

Sunset today: 6:11 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 10:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:01 am…Low at 12:02 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands.  Elsewhere, generally fair and hazy.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.

Lingering moisture and instability associated with a surface trough, will continue to produce a few scattered showers mainly over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.