Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 17.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:08 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times 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 4:18 pm…Low at 10:44 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:25 pm…Low at 12:11 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
Moisture and instability over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, will continue to cause cloudiness and scattered showers over that area during the forecast period. Low level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over the remainder of the region during the next 24 hours.