6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th March, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 11.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 52.2 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 55.4 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 23 mph or

37 km/h.

Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:04 pm… Low at 11:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:11 pm… Low at 1:15 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Patches of low level clouds moving with the wind flow will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.