6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd February, 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd February, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace           At GFL Charles Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 41.6 mm   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:23 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:11 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Cloudy with a few brief showers tonight. Tomorrow, fair to partly        cloudy and hazy.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:49 pm…High at 4:04 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:16 pm…High at 5:11 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 occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers over the northern and central Lesser Antilles.  Further south, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a chance of a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Generally light and variable winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

Moisture and instability associated with a surface to low-level trough and shear-line, will cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers, mainly over the northern and central portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.