6:00 am Weather Report 12th March, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:06 am…Low at 1:06 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:13 am…Low at 2:33 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, mostly fair skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate, light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days. 

Moisture and instability associated with a weak shear line will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers mainly over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.