6:00 pm Weather Report 19th February, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th February, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 25 mph or 41 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.9 mm.          At GFL Charles Airport: 21.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 43.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 83.4 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:10 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:40 pm…High at 4:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:07 pm…High at 5:14 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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

Fair to occasionally cloud, and breezy, with widely scattered 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.  Patches of low level clouds moving along an easterly wind flow, will cause some brief showers during the next 24 hours.