6:00 pm Weather Report 26th March, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 26 mph or 43 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 52.2 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 56.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:03 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some late night to early morning showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:59 pm… Low at 12:21 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:06 pm… Low at 1:48 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy with a few brief 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.

Low level cloud patches enhanced by an upper level jet stream, will continue to cause a few scattered showers over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.