Date: 19th November, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm last night:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 141.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:32 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:26 am…High at 1:31 pm.
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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Weak unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next two days.
A trough system located over the western tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward and is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over our region from Monday next week.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.