12:00 noon Weather Report 5th November, 2019

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport 31 °C or 88 °F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.4 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.6 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 15.1 mm

Sunset today 5:34 pm         Sunrise tomorrow 6:00 am          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair and hazy at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.      

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:35 pm… High at 10:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:43 pm… Low at 6:02 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands. Over the rest of the region it will be generally fair, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located just east of the southern Windward Islands, will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern part of our region during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.