6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 13th April, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 14.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.                      Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a low chance of showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:46 pm…High at 2:10 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:13 pm…High at 3:17 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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

Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean for the next couple of days.

An upper-level jet stream is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles from late Thursday or early Friday.