6:00 pm Weather Report 20th April, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 20th April, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.6 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 42.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:18 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few light to moderate        showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:30 pm…High at 3:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:57 pm…High at 4:59 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A moderate easterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

A weak low level trough will cause  some cloudiness and showers over the region during the forecast period.