6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 24th March, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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 at 18 mph or 30 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: 20.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:15 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:04 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast
near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:43 am… High at 4:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:10 am… High at 5:17 pm.
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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands and northern Windward Islands, it will be
partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, it
will be fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate
easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.