6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 24th March, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 29.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 45.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 43.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:04 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast
near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers tonight. Tomorrow, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with
a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:16 pm… Low at 11:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:23 pm… Low at 12:42 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
Low level cloud patches, enhanced by an upper level trough and an upper level jet stream will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.