6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 11th April, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

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 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 23 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: trace.      

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 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 18 mph or

30 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:32 pm. Low at 11:00 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:39 pm. Low at 12:27 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional 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 easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A weak shear line will cause cloudiness with widely scattered showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.  A relatively dry and stable atmosphere will prevail over the remainder of the region.