6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm weather Report

Date: 19th November, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 141.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 194.7 mm.

 Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 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 21 mph or

33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:34 pm… High at 1:00 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:01 pm… High at 2:07 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely 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 next couple of 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.