6:00 pm Weather Report 15th October, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 128.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 186.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:40 pm… Low at 2:24 am.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:47 pm… Low at 3:51 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 3 feet or 0.6 to 0.9 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to cause a few cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region during the forecast period. 

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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