Date: 15th March, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 31.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 54.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:03 pm… Low at 08:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:10 pm… Low at 10:05 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 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
Partly cloudy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly over the northern and extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.
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 mainly over the northern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
An increase in moisture levels will result in some showers over the extreme southern portion of our region, during the forecast period.