6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 19th March, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
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 77%.
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: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 27.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 46.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:07 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.
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 to occasionally cloudy skies, with brief scattered showers during the night and early morning.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:03 pm… High at 1:49 am… Low at 6:05 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:30 pm… High at 2:56 am… Low at 7:32 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers, mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.
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.
A slight increase in moisture in the lower atmosphere over the southern half of the region, will cause widely scattered showers over that area, during the forecast period. Relatively dry and stable conditions will continue over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles.