6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 26th October, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thundershowers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south southeast at 15 mph or
24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 135.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 211.9 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 18 mph or
30 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution and be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:22 pm… High at 1:00 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:49 pm… High at 2:07 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave in combination with a surface trough will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region, during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving
westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during
the next five days.