6:00 pm Weather Report 31st March, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 31st 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 30°C or 86°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: 0.9 mm     at GFL Charles Airport: nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.4 mm    at GFL Charles Airport: 28.9 mm.     

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:59 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:20 pm…Low at 1:48 am…High at 8:38 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:27 pm…Low at 3:15 am…High at 9:45 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.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

The remnants of a weak frontal trough will cause some cloudy periods and a few scattered showers over the central Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.