6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace    At GFL Charles Airport: trace.     

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather:  Generally fair and hazy skies with isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:18 pm… Low at 2:09 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:25 pm… Low at 3:36 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

 Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few 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 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.