6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 14th November, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 8.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 45.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:04 am.         Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with brief scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:38 pm… High at 1:16 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:05 pm… High at 2:23 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and Locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

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

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