6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th February, 2023
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 36.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 61.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:26 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy 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 8:16 pm… High at 3:00 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:43 pm… High at 4:07 am.
Seas: Locally rough to rough with waves 10 to 11 feet or 3.0 to 3.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
A weak shear line is expected to affect the northern half of the Lesser Antilles as it drifts southward over the islands during the forecast period.
Patches of low level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause widely scattered showers over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.