6:00 pm Weather Report 17th March, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 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: 7.0 mm      At GFL Charles Airport: 8.6 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:47 am… Low at 4:37 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 07:04 pm… High at 1:54 am. Low at 6:04 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands and northern Windward Islands, it will be fair to partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers. Elsewhere, it will be generally fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a surface trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

Further south, a relatively drier and more stable atmosphere will maintain mostly fair conditions.