6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 17th February, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 22°C or 72°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h gusting to 38 mph or 61 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 36.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:09 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:12 am…High at 1:09 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:39 am…High at 2:16 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 8 to 10 feet or 2.4 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
Patches of low level clouds drifting with this wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A weak shear line is expected to affect the northern portion of the region during the forecast period.