6:00 pm Weather Report 31st October, 2019

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light rain.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 24 °C or 75 °F.

Toady’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30 °C or 86 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 27.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 88.3 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 187.1 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies with some scattered light to moderate showers tonight. Tomorrow, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers, some of which maybe heavy and a chance of isolated 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 present…Low at 12:32 am…High at 7:09 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:34 pm…Low at 01:59 am…High at 8:16 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave along with a shear line will continue to cause increased cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

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