6:00 pm Weather Report 15th November, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

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

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 90%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 133.7 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 136.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:04 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy with scattered showers which may be heavy in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:26 pm… High at 6:15 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:53 am… High at 7:22 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

Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak surface trough will cause an increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles from late tonight into tomorrow.

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.