6:00 pm Weather Report 20th March, 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 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 6.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.6 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 7.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.       Sunset today: 6:14 pm.              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:04 pm… High at 3:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:31 pm… High at 4:37 am.

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

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas are expected around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low level moisture moving along an easterly wind flow, will cause occasional cloudiness with widely scattered showers over the region, during the forecast period.