6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st March, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 69%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          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: 6:06 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a chance of brief isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:15 pm…High at 2:37 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:42 pm…High at 3:44 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A weak low-level trough will cause occasional cloudiness with a few showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Generally dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region, during the next 24 hours.