6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th March, 2021

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 northeast at 14 mph or

22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.0 mm.  

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.        Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 16 mph or

26 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with  some afternoon showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:18 pm.

 Next  High at 6:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:43 am… Low at 1:45 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.  

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak frontal trough is expected to produce some cloudy periods with showers mainly over the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours.

The lower atmosphere over the rest of our region is sufficiently moist and unstable to cause a few showery periods during the next 24 to 36 hours.