6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th November, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°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: 9.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 23.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 191.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 295.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.              Sunset tomorrow 5:33 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 and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 1:07 am…High at 7:52 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:57 pm…Low at 2:34 am…High at 8:59 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

Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, mostly cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A low-level trough will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

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