6:00 pm Weather Report for 26th October 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 26th October, 2023

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport partly cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.6 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 14.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 227.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 117.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 pm.                                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:51 pm… High at 2:34 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:18 pm… High at 3:41 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly 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 locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An abundance of moisture and instability associated with a trough system over the Eastern Caribbean together with the convergence in the lower levels of the atmosphere, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.

Another surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region from tomorrow into Saturday. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next seven days.