6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 22nd October, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 10.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.6 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 229.2 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:57 pm…High at 5:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:24 am…High at 6:32 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells
6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy hazy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
Moisture and instability associated with a weak tropical wave will continue to produce occasionally cloudy periods with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of our region tonight.
Another tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.