6:00 pm Weather Report 18th March, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th March, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 47.1 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:08 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: Partly cloudy 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 7:23 pm…Low at 12:15 am…High at 6:43 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:30 pm…Low at 01:42 am…High at 7:50 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly 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 generate moderate easterly to east-northeasterly winds and partly cloudy skies across the northern Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

A weak low-level shear line will cause a few cloudy periods and brief scattered showers around the central Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.