6:00 pm Weather Report for 28th April 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th April, 2023

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 67.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 128.2 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm                          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:04 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:46 pm…High at 01:11 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, generally fair conditions will prevail.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light to moderate east southeasterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

An abundance of moisture and instability over the northern part of the region, will result in some showers over that area during the forecast period.