6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 3rd April, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers.

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 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm        At GFL Charles: 7.1 mm  

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.7 mm        At GFL Charles: 28.8       

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am           Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few

         brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:30 pm…High at 2:46 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:57 pm…High at 3:53 am

Seas: Locally rough with waves 7 to 8 feet or 2.1 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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 few days.

Patches of low level clouds drifting along the easterly wind flow will cause occasional cloudy periods with brief showers over the region, during the forecast period.