6:00 pm Weather Report 14th October, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.9 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: trace.            

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 150.9 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 201.5 mm.             

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:44 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:13 pm…Low at 6:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:20 am…Low at 7:35 am.

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

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a trough system located just west of the Leeward Islands will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over these islands, during the forecast period.

A weak tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central Windward Islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours.

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

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.