6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 08th March, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.2 mm.At GFL Charles Airport: 16.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 am.             Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy 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 8:21 pm…Low at 1:01 am.     

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:28 pm…Low at 2:28 am.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with some widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds enhanced by a trough system and an upper level jet stream, will continue to cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.