Date: 29th March, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 46.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 71.4 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 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few light to moderate showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:43 pm… Low at 10:07 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:50 pm… Low at 11:34 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 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
Over the Windward Islands it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be occasionally cloudy with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
Moisture and instability associated with a trough system, will continue to cause cloudy skies with some scattered showers, in the vicinity of the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.