6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy .

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 27.7 mm         At GFL Charles:37.4 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.6 mm         at GFL Charles:53.1 mm.        

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am         Sunset tomorrow: 5:51 pm 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy with a few 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 10:39 pm… High at 5:06 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:06 am… High at 6:13 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

 Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave is located over the central tropical Atlantic and is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system may occur during the next several days as it moves generally westward.