6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 14th March, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy, with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.9 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 52.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:11 am.             Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming 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: Low at 8:09 pm…High at 2:33 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:36 pm…High at 3:40 am.   

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 7 to 10 feet or 2.1 to 3.0 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 and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers over the Leeward to central Windward Islands. Over the southern Windwards and areas further south, generally cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered light to moderate 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 the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the northern to central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. A surge of moisture over the southeastern Caribbean region, will cause cloudiness and showers over that area during the forecast period.