6:00 PM weather report

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 11th February, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick    

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 27.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 29.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:28 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:07 pm.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and breezy, 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 11:08 pm….High at 5:32 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present …Low at 12:35 am.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet

      or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the central Lesser Antilles.  Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moist and unstable conditions associated with a weak shearline, will cause cloudiness and scattered showers, over the central portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours. A relatively dry and stable atmosphere will prevail over the rest of the region.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.