6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 08th April, 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 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 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 April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.1 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 3.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:13 pm…High at 3:37 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:40 pm…high at 4:44 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Leeward Islands, fair at first, becoming cloudy to overcast with scattered showers and periods of rain. Further south, mostly fair with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A frontal trough will cause cloudiness with scattered showers and periods of rain over the extreme northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Generally dry and stable conditions will persist over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.