5:00 pm Weather Report 26 April 2020

5:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 26th   April, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 10:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:19 pm     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:41 pm… Low at 11:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:48 pm… Low at 12:32 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will bring a few, mostly light showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.