6:00 pm Weather Report 17th October, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th October, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil             At GFL Charles:nil

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 151.3 mm        At GFL Charles:203.5

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Tonight, generally fair skies with a chance of a few showers.      Tomorrow, an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:35 pm…High at 2:17 am…Low at 8:04 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:02 pm…High at 3:24 am…Low at 9:31 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers tonight. A gradual increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A low-level trough will cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A weak tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles, will generate some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region from Monday.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.