6:00 pm Weather Report 18 November 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th November, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 14.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 163.9 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 309.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow:  6:06 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm.               

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 29 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to continue 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: High at present… Low at 12:45 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 6:41 pm… Low at 2:12 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability lingering in the wake of a tropical wave and trough system which affected the Eastern Caribbean region over the past few days will continue to produce some showery periods with a slight possibility of isolated thunderstorms over the islands during the next 24 hours. Conditions are expected to gradually improve over the next couple of days.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.