6:00 pm Weather Report 16th November, 2021

Date: 16th November, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  5.9 mm       At GFL Charles: 12.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.6 mm       At GFL Charles: 59.6 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or

30 km/h, with occasion gusts.

Weather: Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:11 pm…High at 2:49 am…Low at 7:52 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:38 pm…High at 3:56 am…Low at 9:19 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies with some widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

Moisture and instability associated with a weak low-level trough, will cause some cloudy periods and scattered showers over the region during the next 24 hours.  

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