6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd March, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly Cloudy.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm          At GFL Charles: 5.9 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.9 mm         At GFL Charles: 14.1 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 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter

at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 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: High at 4:42 pm…Low at 10:11 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:49 pm…Low at 11:38 pm

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      6 to 8 feet or 1.8 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 continue to 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.