6:00 PM Weather Report
Date: 18th March, 2024
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 46.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:08 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 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: A few brief showers are expected late tonight into the early morning hours, otherwise, mostly fair conditions will prevail.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 1:14 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:35 pm… High 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
Fair to occasionally cloudy and with a few light showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the region, during the next few days.
A relatively dry and stable atmosphere will limit any significant shower activity over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.