6:00 pm Weather Report 07th October, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 64.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 100.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:48 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:27 pm… Low at 1:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:34 pm… Low at 3:08 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A relatively stable atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean will result in mostly fair conditions with a few showers across the region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving slowly westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This wave is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness and showers with possibly isolated thunderstorms from late Thursday into Friday.

Another tropical wave located just off the West African coast is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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