6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 05th February, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 30 mph or 48 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 11.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:30 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:05 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:21 pm… High at 4:36 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:48 pm… High at 5:43 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly to northeasterly swells 7 to

      10 feet or 2.1 to 3.0 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

Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.