6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th April, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or

31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 20.4 mm.

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

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 9:47 pm… High at 4:09 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:14 pm… High at 5:16 am.

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 widely 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  showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.