6:00 pm Weather Report 09th October, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light rain.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 35.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 61.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.0 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 132.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 5:47 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 becoming lighter or calm at times, however gusty winds may accompany periods of heavy showers.

Weather: Generally cloudy becoming overcast at times with scattered showers which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:23 pm… High at 4:03 am.    

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:50 pm… High at 5:10 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with an upper-level trough will continue to cause showers and thunderstorms over most of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.