6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 5th November, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 24.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 78.2 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 87.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:00 am            Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate 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 09:35 pm…Low at 5:03 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:    High at 10:42 pm…Low at 6:30 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Unstable conditions will continue to cause cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. 

A surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward and is expected to affect our region tomorrow.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the tropical Atlantic during the next seven days.