6:00 pm Weather Report 07th November, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 10.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am.     Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:05 am… High at 6:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:04 pm…Low at 1:32 am…High at 7:58 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow will cause a few widely scattered showers over our region during the next 24 hours.  

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