6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 14th April, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 2.8 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 16.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 10.4 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:03 pm…Low at 1:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:10 pm…Low at 2:54 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

Weak unstable conditions associated with a low-level trough, will cause cloudiness with widely scattered showers mainly over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.