6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 28th October, 2019
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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 northeast
at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 69.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 127.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast
near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:00 pm… High at 4:41 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:27 pm… High at 5:48 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells
6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave just to the east of the lesser Antilles is expected to affect mainly the southern part of the region during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.