Date: 19th March, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 11:52 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:17 am…High at 12:59 pm.
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, with a few scattered showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours.
An increase in moisture in the lower atmosphere over the southern half of the region, will cause some scattered showers over that area, during the forecast period. Relatively dry and stable conditions will continue over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles.