6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 28th March, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.             

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 32.3 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:13 am… High at 3:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:40 am… High at 5:00 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with widely scattered showers across the Windward Islands. Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers over the Leeward Islands.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Moisture and instability associated with a trough system, will continue to cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers, over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.