6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th October, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
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 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
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: 5:42 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from from between the east and east-northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:52 pm… Low at 4:55 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:59 pm… Low at 6:22 a m.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.
Light to moderate easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days. Weak unstable conditions will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over parts of the region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affect the Lesser Antilles late Tuesday.
Two other tropical waves, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 6 to 12 mph or 9 to 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.