6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th November, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 13 mph or 20km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  42.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 35.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 159.9 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 291.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow:  6:05 am       Sunset tomorrow:  5:32 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-southeast

near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, and a

         chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should continue to be vigilant and exercise extreme caution, since the ground is already saturated and any additional rainfall would increase the likelihood of these hazards.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:56 pm… High at 5:40 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:23 am… High at 6:47 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a trough system will continue to

cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles by tomorrow.

A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. No significant convection is noted with this system at this time.