5:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 17 mph or 28 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: 25.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 28.9 mm.     

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, 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 present…High at 11:47 pm…Low at 3:20 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:59 pm…High at 12:54 am…Low at 4:47 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 brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Low level clouds drifting with the wind flow, will cause brief isolated showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.