6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th March, 2024
Forecaster: Dr. E. Francis

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 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. 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 17 mph or 28 km/h,
becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:43 pm…High at 2:15 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:10 pm…High at 3:22 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.

Generally dry and stable conditions will prevail over the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.