6:00 pm Weather Report 07th April, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th April, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a chance of 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 7:20 pm…High at 1:59 am…Low at 7:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:47 pm…High at 3:06 am…Low at 8:35 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, it will be cloudy at times with widely scattered showers. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A weak surface will cause some cloudy periods with showers around the north Eastern Caribbean region over the next 24 hours.

An area of moderate Saharan dust haze will remain over our region for the next couple of days, causing a reduction in visibility and air quality.