6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 23rd March, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.    At GFL Charles Airport: nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.4 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 53.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather:  Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:35 pm… High at 1:24 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:02 pm… High at 2:31 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A surface trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers across the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. Elsewhere, a relatively dry and stable lower atmosphere will limit shower activity during the forecast period.