6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 31st October, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 27.5 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 36.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 290.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 350.0 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:35 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east southeast
near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, some of may be
moderate to heavy and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be
vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at: 09:46 pm… High at 4:16 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at: 11:13 pm… High at 5:23 am
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet
or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are strongly advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers. Further south, Generally cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Low level moisture and instability over the Lesser Antilles will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the region during the forecast period.
Soils are saturated or near saturation after 2 days of nearly continuous rainfall. The possibility of landslides and flooding is high. Persons are strongly advised to continue to be vigilant and exercise extreme caution.
A tropical wave over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward
at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.