6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th October, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

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: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 40.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:45 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few scattered 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 10:07 pm…Low at 5:38 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:14 pm…Low at 7:05 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A surface to low-level trough will cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Another tropical wave, associated with an area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development, during the next several days.