6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th April, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 16.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 26.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am.              Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 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.

Weather: Partly cloudy to 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: High at 6:37 pm…Low at 10:59 pm…High at 5:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:44 pm…Low at 12:26 am…High at 6:37 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Over the central Windwards and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

Moist and unstable conditions over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, will cause cloudiness and a few scattered showers over that area during the forecast period.