6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 20th February, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°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: 0.9 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 44.4 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 84.7 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 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 20 mph

Or 31 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, with possible isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:17 pm…High at 4:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:44 pm…High at 5:48 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 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.