5:00 pm Weather Report 20th April, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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-northeast at 16 mph or 26 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 April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 4.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.     Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers mainly during the night and early morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:23 pm… High at 2:41 am… Low at 08:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:50 pm… High at 3:48 am… Low at 10:18 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Moisture and instability associated with a weak low level trough will cause occasional cloudiness and some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during next 24 hours.