6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 05th March, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 88%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:13 pm.        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:49 am… Low at 6:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:56 am… Low at 8:04 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 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 skies, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions associated with a shearline will cause periods of cloudiness and scattered showers mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.