6:00 am Weather Report 31 October 2019

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 31st October, 2019

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light rain.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 28 °C or 82 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 86.6 mm.    

Sunset today: 5:36 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:18 am… Low at 11:01 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:25 am… Low at 12:28 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms across the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Abundant moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere will cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.

 A weak tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h/ This system is expected to cause some showery periods over the islands on Friday.

 A second tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.