6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 16th March, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste.


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 32.9 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: Apart from a few early morning showers, it will be mainly fair, hazy and breezy.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:05 pm… High at 3:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:32 pm… High at 4:33 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 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
Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.


WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly winds and rough seas over and around the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next few days.
Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few
showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.