6 pm Weather Report for 18th April 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th April, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

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: 2.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 22.4 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 10:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 6:50 pm… Low at 11:49 pm.

Seas: Moderate to 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions enhanced by an upper-level jet stream, will cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.