6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 02nd March, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.           Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:29 pm… Low at 11:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:36 pm… Low at 01:22 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 a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Low level cloud patches moving with the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the islands of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.