6 am Weather Report for 18th February 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 18th February, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

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 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.2 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:09 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:40 am… High at 5:04 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present…Low at 12:07 pm…

                            Next High at 6:11 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely 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 couple of days. Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some showers over the region during the forecast period.