6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 20th February, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 22°C or 72°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 22°C or 72°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast
at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 43.5 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
21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:14 am…High at 3:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:41 am…High at 5:06 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 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 moving along the wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers over the islands of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.