6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th April, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy
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 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 42.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy 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 7:48 pm…High at 2:19 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:15 pm…High at 3:26 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with brief isolated showers.

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

Shallow patches of low level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.