6:00 pm Weather Report 11th March, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th March, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 4.3 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:13 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a chance of 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 11:03 pm…High at 5:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:34 pm…Low at 12:30 am…High at 6:34 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days. 

Patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will generate a few scattered showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.