5:00 pm Weather Report 28th April, 2020

5:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th April, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles 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 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: Trace.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 11.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy 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 8:41 pm…Low at 12:28 am…High at 7:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:48 pm…Low at 01:55 am…High at 8:14 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with few 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.

A weak low level trough will generate some scattered light to moderate showers and a few cloudy periods across parts of the region during the next 24 hours.