6:00 am Weather Report 23rd April, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:18 pm        Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly during the late afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:13 pm…High at 6:46 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:07 am…Low at 1:40 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands as well as the central Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light to moderate southerly to southeasterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region. Moist and unstable conditions cause by this wind regime will cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.

A low level trough will cause cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the extreme northern portion Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.