6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes / Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 32 °C or 90 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or

20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.         At GFL Charles Airport: 42.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September:

At Hewanorra Airport: 108.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 214.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.                                    Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:56 pm… High at 06:32 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 06:26 pm… Low at 01:23 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region on Thursday.

Another tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.