6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 16th March, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 23°C or 73°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 22°C or 72°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 6 mph or 9 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.    

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.             Sunrise tomorrow: 6:09 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, with occasional increases in cloudiness and a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:42 am…Low at 4:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:49 am…Low at 5:48 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands and parts of the Windward Islands, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a fewscattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough will produce a few cloudy periods with scattered showers over the Leeward and northernWindward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

Elsewhere, an upper level trough and jet stream will cause a few occasional showers, especially over the southernmost part of our region.