6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th November, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with recent showers.

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

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 32 mph or 52 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.        At GFL Charles Airport: trace mm.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 122.8 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 120.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:02 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:33 pm.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Mostly cloudy, breezy and hazy, with some scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, 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: Low at 08:39 pm…High at 3:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:06 pm…High at 4:22 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

Over the Central Windwards and areas further south, mostly cloudy skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to cause cloudiness, showers, periods of rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period. 

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

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