6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th March, 2020

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 87°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm           

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 19.9 mm           

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 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 northeast near 20 mph

or 31 km/h.

Weather: Mainly fair, with a chance of a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:47 pm… Low at 11:40 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:54 pm… Low at 1:07 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 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 continue to generate moderate to brisk

easterly to east-northeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next

few days.

Low level clouds drifting with the wind flow will bring a few isolated showers

over the islands during the next 24 hours.