WEATHER FORECAST

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 31st October, 2019

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 27 °C or 81 °F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east- southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 49.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 86.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 179.3 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, some of which maybe heavy in certain locations and 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 5:27 pm… Low at 12:32 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:28 pm… High at 6:34 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 thunderstorm 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.

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