6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th March, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.4 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 38.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:14 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:21 pm…High at 3:44 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:48 pm…High at 4:51 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions will cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.  Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.