6:00 pm Weather Report 14th February, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°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: 2.3 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 3.1 mm.          

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.9 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport:  20.3 mm.    

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.        Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:47 pm… High at 5:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:43 pm… Low at 1:14 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 7 to 10 feet or 2.1 to 3.0 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 and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

Low level cloud patches drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over some islands of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.