6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th March, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 54.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 57.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:02 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 to occasionally cloudy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:14 pm…Low at 12:59 am…High at 7:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:21 pm…Low at 2:26 am…High at 8:55 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, 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 forecast period.

Low level cloud patches enhanced by an upper level jet stream, will continue to cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.