6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 29th April, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 13 mph or 20 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 67.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 129.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near
16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief isolated 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 12:34 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:30 pm…High at 01:41 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies will prevail.

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

A surface trough will affect the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period. The atmosphere over the remainder of the region remains relatively dry and stable.