6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 03rd March, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 3.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:18 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:32 pm…Low at 2:02 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:39 am…Low at 3:29 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the southern Leeward to central Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate northeasterly to easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

A shearline will cause cloudiness and scattered showers over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.