6:00 am Weather Report 22nd February, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 23°C or 73°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.4 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 44.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 86.1 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:10 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:05 am…High at 5:38 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:21 am…Low at 12:32 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak low level trough located in the vicinity of the southern Lesser Antilles will continue to cause some light to moderate showers over that area during the forecast period. Further north, patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over the remainder of the region during the next 24 hours.

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.