6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 09th April, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:16 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, 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 12:00 pm…High at 6:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 1:27 pm.
Seas: Moderate tp locally rough with waves 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
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some showers to develop over the region, during the forecast period.

The presence of an upper level jet stream over the region, will influence some cloudy conditions over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.