6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 24th November, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 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: 145.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 150.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:08 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:32 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:48 pm…High at 2:34 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:15 pm…High at 3:41 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

A weak shear line drifting southward, will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A surface trough is expected over the southern Windward Islands by late Sunday.