6 pm Weather Report for 15th February 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th February, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.8 mm.    At GFL charles Airport: 0.7 mm

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.8 mm.   At GFL charles Airport: 31.9 mm Sunset today: 6:08 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am

 FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:46 pm…High at 4:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:13 pm…High at 5:14 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate brisk

easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause some scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.