5:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 9.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am.                    Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 pm.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 9:15 pm…High at 3:31 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 5:03 pm…Low at 10:42 pm…High at 4:38 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness and a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.