6:00 pm Weather Report 21st March, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.   At George FL Charles: 0.2 mm

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.4 mm.   At George FL Charles:  51.0 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 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.

Weather: Generally fair and slightly hazy.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:34 pm… Low at 2:38 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:41 am… Low at 4:05 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate east-northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with showers, over portions of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.