6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.         

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:16 am.                               Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:35 pm…High at 3:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:02 pm…High at 4:15 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy with isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions will cause a few showers to develop over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.