6:00 am Weather Report 17 March 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th March, 2020

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 22°C or 72°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north northeast at 06 mph or

09 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.    

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 the east-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Mostly fair skies, 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 10:04 am… Low at 5:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:11 am… Low at 6:04 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands and northern Windward Islands, it will cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Light east northeasterly winds and mostly fair weather conditions will prevail over the rest of the region.