6:00 pm Weather Report 28th October, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.

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: 2.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 13.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 230.6 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 162.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.           Sunset today: 5:37 pm.                                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with occasional light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:30 pm… High at 4:13 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:57 pm… High at 5:20 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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 some of which will be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A low-level trough system is expected to cause cloudiness, scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.