6:00 pm Weather Report for 15th April 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th April, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

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

Sunset today: 6:17 pm.         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.                 

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 11:31 pm… Low at 5:49 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present… High at 12:38 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 skies with scattered 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 scattered showers over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.