8:00 am Weather Report 28 March 2020

8:00 am Weather Report

Date: 28th March, 2020

Forecasters: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 70°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am 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           

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 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: Mainly fair skies, with a chance of a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:14 pm… High at 6:47 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:41 pm… High at 7:54 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves and swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly to 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.