WEATHER FORECAST

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 06th October, 2019

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with light hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29 °C or 84 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29° C or 84 °F.

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: 0.6 mm.                        

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.        

Sunset today: 5:50 pm.         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast at about 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, 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: High at 11:30 am…Low at 3:36 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:37 pm…Low at 5:03 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region will cause some showery periods across the islands, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region tomorrow.

Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 48 hours.