6 am Weather Report for 16th April 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 15th April, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.9 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.7 mm.       Sunset today: 6:17 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.                    

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 skies, becoming cloudy at times 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 9:23 am… High at 4:04 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:50 am… High at 5:11 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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 ANTILLESPartly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the central Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy with a few 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.

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere will result in scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.