6:00 am Weather Report 20th March, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 20th March, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.4 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 17 mph or

28 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair 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 7:27 am… Low at 3:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:34 am… Low at 4:36 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate northeasterly to easterly winds and moderate to locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

The lower atmosphere remains sufficiently moist and unstable to produce a few cloudy periods with some scattered showers across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.