6 pm Weather Report for 11th March 2022

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 11th March, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86F.

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

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 13.7 mm             

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 42.0 mm     

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

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 and breezy at first, becoming cloudy with showers late tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 1:05 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:20 pm… High at 2:12 am.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A weak shear line is expected to cause some scattered showers over our region as it drifts southward across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.