6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th 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 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 45.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few late night to early morning showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:53 pm…Low at 12:54 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:00 pm…Low at 2:21 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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

Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions associated with a shearline, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the northern to central Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.