6:00 am Weather Report 19th October, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Last night’s minimum  temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  trace.    

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 118.8 mm. 

Sunset today: 5:41 pm             Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming calm at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers during the afternoon and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern and western portions of our island.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:38 am… High at 5:06 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:55 am… Low at 12:05 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 1 to 3 feet or 0.3 to 0.9 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An approaching weak surface trough is expected to cause occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the central Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. The first wave is expected to affect our region on Thursday.