6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th February, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.0 mm At GFL Charles: 1.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 38.0 mm At GFL Charles: 47.6 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:10 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a chance of a few brief early morning showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:36 pm…Low at 12:08 am…High at 6:31 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:43 pm…Low at 01:35 am…High at 7:38 am
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
Patches of low-level clouds, drifting with the wind flow, will produce a few showers across the region during the forecast period.
A surface trough located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to drift slowly westward.