6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 21st March, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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
12 mph or 19 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 60.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 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 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 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: High at 6:36 pm… Low at 11:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:43 pm… Low at 12:57 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region 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.