6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 14th April, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.8 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 14.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near
22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:15 pm… High at 2:37 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:42 pm… High at 3:44 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 locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers.

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

Low level moisture and instability, enhanced by an upper-level jet stream is expected to cause increased cloudiness with scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.