6:00 am Weather Report

By SLUMET

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 15th February, 2023

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.6 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:08 pm                 Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 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, with a few gusts.

Weather: Generally fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers, mainly over the northern part of the island.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:34 am…Low at 6:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:41 am…Low at 7:53 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      6 to 7 feet or 1.8 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and breezy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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, over the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting with this wind flow, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.