6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th April, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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-southeast at 16 mph or 26 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 April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.7 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:17 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:09 am…High at 4:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:36 am…High at 5:59 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 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

Fair to occasionally cloudy, with some 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.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.