6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 05th March, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

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 29°C or 84°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 37.3 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with a few showers tonight. Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers from tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:37 pm….High at 1:39 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:04 pm….High at 2:46 am.
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 a few 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 easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
Weak unstable conditions associated with a receding shearline will continue to cause cloudiness and showers mainly over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles, tonight. A more stable and drier lower atmosphere, will prevail over the region from tomorrow.