6:00 pm Weather Report 24th February, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 93.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am.                Sunset tomorrow: 6:11 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: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:22 pm… Low at 12:34 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:29 pm… Low at 2:01 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Patches of low level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy periods with widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.