6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 15th March, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 31.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 54.1 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast
near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:38 pm… High at 2:59 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:05 pm… High at 4:06 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, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly over the 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 over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
An increase in moisture over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles will cause some showers over that area during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.