6:00 pm Weather Report for 10th April 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 10th April, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

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 18 mph or 30 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: 5:52 am… Sunset today: 6:17 pm.                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 17 mph or

28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…. Low at 10:24 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:48 pm… Low at 11:51 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 6 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

Cloudy with light to moderate showers, over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

A frontal boundary will cause cloudiness with scattered showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours. Further south, a relatively dry and stable atmosphere will persist.