6:00 pm weather report

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 03rd March, 2020

Forecasters: EMMANUEL DESCARTES

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.        

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some

scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:16 am… Low at 3:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:35 pm… High at 01:23 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate easterly winds generated by the Atlantic High Pressure System,

will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

An increase in moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere will result

in some scattered showers mainly over the south Eastern Caribbean islands

during the next 24 hours.