6 AM Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 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 April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 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.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers today, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:39 am…Low at 2:15 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A weak shear line will continue to cause cloudiness with widely scattered showers over the northern half of the region, during the next 24 hours. Relatively dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region.