WEATHER REPORT

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 6th November, 2019

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste   

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 3.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.5 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 19.0 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 and east-southeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.      

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:17 pm… Low at 5:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:24 pm… Low at 7:09 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and 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 brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Over the rest of the region it will be generally fair, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause some showery periods and possibly thunderstorms over the Windward Islands today.

Two other tropical waves located over the central tropical Atlantic and near the west African coast are moving westward near 12 and 15 mph or 19 and 24 km/h, respectively.

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