6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 31st October, 2021

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 157.0 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 231.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:Low at 6:08 pm…High at 12:39 am…Low at 6:45 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:35 pm…High at 01:46 am…Low at 8:12 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers over the central Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A mid to upper level trough system will continue to produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.

An area of disturbed weather located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving west-northwestward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a low chance of development during the next five days and is not expected to pose a threat to our region.