6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 26th March, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is with fair.
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 at 14 mph or 22 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: 21.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 17.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:02 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph
or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first. An
increase in cloudiness with some scattered showers is expected late
tonight into tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:48 pm…High at 5:03 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:30 pm…Low at 12:15 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with some scattered showers is expected late tonight into tomorrow.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A weak surface to low level trough together with an upper level jet stream will cause some cloudiness and scattered showers over the region from late tonight into tomorrow.