6:00 am weather report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 16th March, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly partly cloudy and hazy.

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

25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil           

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.9 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 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 showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:10 am… High at 2:46 pm.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 09:37 am… High at 3:53 pm.   

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.