6:00 am Weather Report for 18th October 2023

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 18th October, 2023

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.

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 am today: 

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 178.5 mm.      

Sunset today: 5:42 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter

at times.  

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers

         and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:18 am…Low at 10:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:25 am…Low at 12:13 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A mid to upper-level trough, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A broad area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic, has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. The system is moving westward to west-northwestward, and is expected to be in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles by Friday. Interests in the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.