6:00 pm Weather Report 24th March, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 24th March, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or

31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.0 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 17.7 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy 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 10:00 pm…High at 4:12 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:27 pm…High at 5:19 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the region. Patches of low level clouds drifting with the wind flow will produce a few showers across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.