6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th February, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 18.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered light to moderate 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 11:12 pm…High at 5:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present…Low at 12:39 am…High at 6:37 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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 scattered light to moderate 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.

An increase in moisture and instability over the region, will cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.