6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 19th March, 2021
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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 northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.2 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: 49.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.
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 some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:21 pm… Low at 12:43 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:28 pm… Low at 2:10 am.
Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central Lesser Antilles skies will be partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate northeasterly to easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
Moisture and instability associated with a low-level shearline will cause some cloudy periods with light to moderate showers over the central Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.