6:00 am Weather Report 18th March, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 9 mph or 15 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: 6:14 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:09 am 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with the chance of a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:15 am…High at 1:08 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:42 am…High at 2:15 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly 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 southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers. Elsewhere, generally fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds are expected around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

A frontal system will continue to affect the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.  

Generally dry and stable weather conditions are expected to continue over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.