6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th November, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 36.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 66.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 141.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 183.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:04 am.              Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:09 pm…Low at 3:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:16 pm…Low at 5:18 am.    

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over our region, will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the Eastern Caribbean region tonight.

A weak surface trough is expected to cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.

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