6:00 pm Weather Report 15th October, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th October, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at George F. L. Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.    At George F.L. Charles: 0.7 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 98.7 mm.   At George F.L. Charles: 144.9 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers some of which could be locally heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight. An improvement is expected by tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low: 8:31 pm…High: 3:13 am…Low again: 8:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low: 9:58 pm…High: 3:41 pm…Low again: 9:58 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavier and more numerous over the central and northern portion of the region.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave now west of the Lesser Antilles will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located about 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and another over the eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.