6:00 pm Weather Report 18th Oct, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 18th October, 2021
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 9 mph or
15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 151.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 203.5 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:41 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:21 pm… High at 3:00 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:48 pm… High at 4:07 am
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave together with a trough system will cause cloudiness with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of our region during the next 24 hours.

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

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