6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:52 am…High at 1:38 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:19 am…High at 2:45 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean, will cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers over the islands of the Lesser Antilles today.

A surface trough located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to drift slowly westward and is expected to affect the region on Saturday.