6:00 pm Weather Report 08th March, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 8 mph or 13 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: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm.                                      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the southeast and south near 6 mph or 9 km/h, becoming  lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occaionally becoming cloudy 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 10:28 pm… High at 4:45 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:55 pm… High at 5:52 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Leeward Islands partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers. Elsewhere fair skies, occaionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light and variable wind regime will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days. 

A weak frontal system will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the northernmost portion of the region during the forecast period.

Weak unstable conditions over the southern Leeward and Windward Islands will cause isolated showers to develop over these areas during the next 24 hours.