6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 11th March, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 15.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 20.8 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 25.3 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:13 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:06 pm…High at 3:32 am…Low at 08:49 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:33 pm…High at 4:39 am…Low at 10:16 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly to east-northeasterly 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 occasional cloudy periods with showers over our region during the next 24 hours.
A trough system is expected to produce an increase in shower activity and cloudiness over the Lesser Antilles from late Friday.