72 Hours Outlook

The Western Atlantic High Pressure System is the dominant feature, occasionally pushing patches of low-level clouds and a few scattered showers across St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Unstable conditions are expected to approach our islands by Friday evening, bringing scattered showers across SVG over the weekend. Fairly good visibility can be expected between showers, followed by a film of haze across our area towards Sunday evening.

Fresh (~35km/h), cool north-east trades continue across our islands and increase near 40km/h during night-time. Wind speeds gradually decrease this weekend, near 25 km/h by late Sunday.

Marine conditions are moderate to rough in open water with north-easterly swells, ranging 1.5 - 2.0m on western coasts of SVG and 2.0 - 3.0m on eastern coasts of SVG…Small-craft operators and residents along the coastal waters of SVG should be prepared, sea-bathers should exercise extreme caution for occasional gusts and above normal sea-swells. As wind speed decrease during the weekend, swell heights could gradually fall; nearing 1.2m on western coasts and 2.0m on eastern coasts of our islands by Sunday.

Forecaster: Joan Mc Donald