6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 07th March, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:13 pm.         Sunrise tomorrow: 6:16 am.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Apart from a few early morning showers, skies will be generally fair.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:24 am… Low at 6:01 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:31 am… Low at 7:28 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light 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 drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods and some brief showers over our region, during the next 24 hours.