6:00 am Weather Report 17th November, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th November, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  9.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 160.2 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Cloudy at times with some scattered showers, rain and a moderate chance of 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 10:11 am…High at 4:44 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 6:47 am…Low at 11:38 am.

 High again: 5:51 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, periods of rain and a moderate chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a mid to upper-level trough system coupled with and approaching tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.  The tropical wave is located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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