Date: 05th March, 2020
Forecasters: Maclean Jn Baptiste & Hyacinthia Camille
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30 °C or 86 °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 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm
Sunset today: 6:13 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, 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 7:09 pm… High at 1:58 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:01 pm… Low at 8:36 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
Patches of low level cloud moving along the wind flow, will cause a few showery spells over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.