6:00 am Weather Report 02nd April, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°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 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.   

Sunset today: 6:16 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Mostly fair and breezy, with a slight chance of a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:33 am… Low at 1:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:40 am… Low at 3:19 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands it will be partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers. Elsewhere skies will be mostly fair and breezy with the chance of a few light 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 couple of days.

A low level shearline will cause occasional cloudiness and a few showers mainly over the Leeward Islands during the forecast period.