6:00 pm Weather Report 5th March, 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 05th March, 2022
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
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 east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 4.2 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 11:33 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:04 pm… Low at 1:00 am
Seas: Locally rough with waves 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
Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

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