Date: 20th February, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 43.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 84.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:10 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Apart from a few cloudy periods with brief showers, it will be generally fair and breezy.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:59 pm…Low at 10:17 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:06 pm…Low at 11:44 pm.
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 extreme caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with brief 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 moving along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some showers over the islands of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.