5:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.9 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 11.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am.                          Sunset tomorrow: 6:20 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 scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:56 pm…Low at 1:39 am…High at 8:17 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 11:03 pm…Low at 3:06 am…High at 9:24 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 widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Low level clouds drifting with the wind flow, will bring some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.