6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th March, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

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 from the southwest at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of March so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 37.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 50.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:02 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm.                      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the west and southwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable, to calm at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:36 pm…High at 4:54 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:03 am…High at 6:01 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers, over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light and variable winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days.

A low-level trough, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Relatively dry and stable conditions will persist over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.