6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 10th October, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 7 mph or 11 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.0 mm. At GFL Charles: 6.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 68.8 mm. At GFL Charles: 113.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:46 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east southeast near
14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers
and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:45 pm… Low at 5:20 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:52 pm… Low at 6:47 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) together with an approaching surface trough will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Slow development of this system could be possible later this weekend or early next week.