6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 28th February, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 84.1 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:12 pm.             Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief  scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:09 am… High at 4:47 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:36 am… High at 5:54 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk east-northeasterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next couple of days.

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudiness and some showers over our region during the forecast period.