6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 04th March, 2025
Forecaster: Dr. E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 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: 21.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of March so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near
18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with showers from
late tonight into tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:56 pm…Low at 12:28 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:03 pm…Low at 01:55 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells
6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with showers from late tonight into tomorrow over the central and northern portions of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

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

Low level instability will cause some cloudy periods with showers, over the central and northern portions of the lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with brief showers, over parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.