6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd 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 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-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil       At GFL Charles Airport: trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 17.6 mm.       

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 am    Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:34 pm… High at 3:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:01 pm… High at 4:55 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

A trough system and upper level jet stream, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.