5:00 pm Weather Report 27th April, 2020

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.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 11.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am     Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 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: Mainly fair skies, with a chance of a few brief showers during the morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:35 pm… Low at 11:41 pm… High at 6:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:42 pm… Low at 01:08 am… High at 7:21 am. Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause a few brief showers, over some the islands during the next 24 hours.