6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st March, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

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 30°C or 86°F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2mm.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.8 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 8.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 am.                      Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, 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: Low at 09:38 pm…High at 4:00 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:05 pm…High at 5:07 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves 7 to 8 feet or 2.1 to 2.4 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

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

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