6:00 am Weather Report 02nd November, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the East at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  49.2 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of November so far: 

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.8 mm.      

Sunset today: 5:35 pm                Sunset tomorrow: 5:59 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at: 9:52 am… High at 4:10 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present… Low at 11:19 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 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

Partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK 

Drier and more stable conditions will persist over the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period, as a result only a few showers over our region are expected.

A layer of thick Saharan dust is expected to cause hazy conditions over the region for the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.