6:00 pm Weather Report for 16th November 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th November, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 4.7 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 141.3 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 188.0 mm.         

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:05 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm.                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy tonight, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers tomorrow.

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 09:25 pm…Low at 4:43 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:32 pm…Low at 6:10 am.    

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to 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 skies, with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability ahead of an approaching surface trough, will cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

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