6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th November, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloud and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy .

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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 19.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 48.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 95.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a low chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution as soils are already saturated and any additional rainfall may trigger these hazards.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:14 pm… High at 3:55 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:41 pm… High at 5:02 am.  

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions trailing a trough system will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is moderately active over the extreme southern portion of the region.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday.

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