6:00 pm Weather Report for 23rd October 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd October, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 176.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 224.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:21 pm… High at 2:57 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:48 pm… High at 4:04 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms Over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions over the southern portion of our region, will continue to cause cloudiness with showers and possibly thunderstorms over that area during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.