6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st February, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
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 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 14 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
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: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies 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 10:52 pm…High at 5:14 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:19 am…High at 6:21 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.


A weak surface to low level trough, will continue to cause some light to moderate showers over the southern part of our region tonight. Further north, patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over that area during the next 24 hours.