6:00 pm Weather Report for 17th February 2025

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th February, 2025

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

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

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 79.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 102.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 am.       Sunset today: 6:09 pm.                        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy, with some light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:00 pm… Low at 12:22 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:07 pm… Low at 01:49 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 9 feet  or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution, due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers, over the northern and central Lesser Antilles. Further south, partly cloudy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.